Russia accuses Apple of ‘political censorship’ after VK apps removed from App Store
2026-06-27T20:51:57Z•fef092c023c2ecd18fc84cca6bf6a8fad14054db39b96f7e7f63c32b5b3a1780
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What happened
Collection of security and policy news: Russia criticized Apple for removing VK apps (VKontakte, VK Music, VK Messenger, VK Video, Odnoklassniki, Mail.ru) from the App Store, calling it political censorship; Google researchers disclosed StockStay, new malware attributed to Russian espionage group Turla targeting Ukraine; Ukraine’s SBU reported a long-running Russian social‑engineering campaign using fake tech‑support operators to steal messaging-account credentials; the FCC voted to strengthen protections for undersea cables and said it may require licensing of submarine line terminalequipment
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