Russia accuses Apple of ‘political censorship’ after VK apps removed from App Store
2026-06-27T02:51:51Z•aba96be558ae2170dc82e7ca8678b5d95af63a02d52e9b2f54ad748a33f83eb2
App StoreAppleCISADHSFCCRussiaSBUSLTEStockStayTurlaVKcensorshipcyber-espionagehiringmalwaremessaging accountssocial engineeringundersea cables
What happened
Therecord.media (26 Jun 2026) published multiple security- and policy-focused items: Apple removed a suite of VK/Mail.ru apps from the App Store, prompting Russian accusations of political censorship; Google-linked researchers attributed new malware named “StockStay” to the Russian Turla cyber‑espionage group targeting Ukraine; Ukraine’s SBU disclosed a long‑running Russian social‑engineering campaign using fake tech‑support to exfiltrate messaging credentials; the U.S. FCC voted to strengthen protections for submarine cables (including potential licensing for SLTE); and DHS/Congressional news
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- 2026-06-27T02:51:51Z
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