The UK says Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for a "malicious cyber campaign" on the country's Electoral Commission between 2021 and 2022 (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

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The UK says Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for a “malicious cyber campaign” on the country's Electoral Commission between 2021 and 2022  —  The U.K. government on Monday linked a cyberattack that saw hackers access the data of millions of British voters with the Chinese state.

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