Russia accuses Apple of ‘political censorship’ after VK apps removed from App Store

Collection of security and policy stories: Apple removed major Russian apps (VK, VK Music, VK Messenger, VK Video, Odnoklassniki, Mail.ru and Mail.ru email) from the App Store, prompting Russian accusations of political censorship; Google researchers disclosed StockStay, a new Turla-developed malware used in Russian cyber-espionage against Ukraine; Ukraine’s SBU reported a long-running Russian social-engineering campaign using fake tech‑support to harvest messaging account credentials; the FCC voted to tighten protections for undersea cables, including licensing submarine line terminal-equipt;