The investigation into the collapse of the Assad regime reveals a significant technical dimension, particularly a spyware application named STFD-686 that was distributed among Syrian army officers via Telegram. This is a fascinating story where Android SpyMax spyware was able to exfiltrate sensitive data from solders smartphones and played a part in taking over the regime in Syria. This case demonstrates that effective smartphone espionage doesn’t always require expensive zero-day exploits or th...