Russia accuses Apple of ‘political censorship’ after VK apps removed from App Store
2026-06-28T08:51:52Z•6e9d7967704e98033bcdc4f05dfb71d651d1ca659a3426f4ddf286d6725dccd8
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What happened
Multiple security and geopolitical developments: Apple removed major Russian social apps (VK, VK Music, VK Messenger, VK Video, Odnoklassniki, Mail.ru), prompting Russian accusations of political censorship. Google researchers disclosed StockStay, new malware from Russian cyber-espionage group Turla targeting operations against Ukraine. Ukraine’s SBU reported a long-running Russian social-engineering campaign that used fake tech-support to harvest messaging credentials from high-value accounts. The U.S. FCC voted to tighten protections for submarine communications cables and plans to require l
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