WELLINGTON: The Pacific Islands Forum has been hit by a "malicious" hack, the New Zealand government said on Thursday (Sep 12), revealing an attack detected ahead of a recent high-stakes summit. Leaders from the 18-member bloc travelled to Tonga in August for an annual meeting dominated by the growing Pacific rivalry between China and the United States . Months earlier, with meeting preparations in full swing, staff noticed a computer breach at the forum's headquarters in Fiji. "New Zealand has