U.S., U.K. accuse China of state-backed cyberattacks, voter data theft.- Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.'s election watchdog, American and British authorities said on March 25 in announcing a set of criminal charges and sanctions.The intention of the campaign, which officials say began in 2010, was to harass critics of the Chinese government, steal trade secrets of American corporations and to spy on and track high-level political figures. Western officials disclosed the operation, carried out by a hacking group known as APT31, while sounding a fresh, election-year alarm about a country long seen as having advanced espionage capabilities. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-uk-accuse-china-of-state-backed-cyberattacks-voter-data-theft/article67993101.ece Maldives President Muizzu advised to ‘stop being stubborn’ and hold...