Russia accuses Apple of ‘political censorship’ after VK apps removed from App Store
2026-06-26T20:51:54Z•39c36d16400a91be3d3d5ff1a87a34a48d6fd3a5a01ddadf7f215aba23873772
AppleCISADHSFCCRussiaSBUSLTEStockStayTurlaUkraineVKcensorshipcredential theftcritical infrastructureespionagemalwaremessaging appssocial engineeringundersea cablesworkforce
What happened
Multiple Russia-related cyber and policy stories: Apple removed VK and several Mail.ru apps from the App Store, prompting Russian accusations of political censorship; Google researchers attributed new espionage malware called "StockStay" to the Turla group targeting Ukraine; Ukraine's SBU disclosed a long-running Russian social‑engineering operation that hijacked messaging accounts via fake tech‑support and credential theft; the US FCC voted to tighten rules protecting undersea cables and propose licensing of submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE); DHS/CISA plan workforce expansion with an ~
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