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Manual review of all new snap name registrations

Over the recent weeks, the Snap Store has been under attack by various publishers attempting to upload malicious crypto-wallet applications. The Store team and other engineering teams within Canonical have been continuously monitoring new snaps that are being registered, to detect potentially malicious actors. To mitigate the risks, we have decided to change the snap name registration flow. As a result, when you register a new snap name, you will experience a different workflow, where manual re…