Russia accuses Apple of ‘political censorship’ after VK apps removed from App Store
2026-06-28T20:51:50Z•9b7fb1f6a1f992a1138dca8306ec33de17518c5f68699337677e81bffbbd041e
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Collection of June 26, 2026 security and policy headlines: Apple removed multiple VK/Mail.ru apps from the App Store, prompting Russian accusations of political censorship; Google threat researchers disclosed 'StockStay', new Turla-developed malware tied to Russian espionage against Ukraine; Ukraine's SBU revealed a long-running Russian social‑engineering campaign using fake tech‑support to capture messaging credentials; the FCC voted to tighten rules to protect submarine communications cables and to require licensing for submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE); DHS reported the president has
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