Cybersecurity blog
Original Sokol-Scanner analysis based on public sources. Each article explains what happened, why it matters and what controls to review.
TOPIC CLUSTERS
Each topic connects to the appropriate assessment, from web and APIs to infrastructure and Red Team.
Application, API, identity and business-logic assessment.
02Exposed services, remote access, segmentation and configuration.
03Domains, cloud, panels and forgotten assets visible from the Internet.
04Accounts, support, checkout, payments, webhooks and personal data.
05Dependencies, platforms, components and third-party risk.
06Controlled attack paths, real impact and defensive resilience.
Attackers used convincing help-desk impersonation and phishing infrastructure against major financial firms, showing that identity and human workflows remain a critical attack surface.
Read analysis →The incident involved cloud storage and data across multiple subsidiaries, highlighting why identity, suppliers and data exposure should be reviewed as one connected surface.
Read analysis →Attackers accessed a registry containing information about beneficial owners. The incident highlights the value of access control, account monitoring and minimizing exposure of sensitive datasets.
Read analysis →A breach involving third-party cloud storage exposed sensitive health information, showing why supplier access and cloud data paths must be included in security reviews.
Read analysis →Attacks against operational technology and internet-exposed equipment show how a weak external asset can have a direct physical and operational impact.
Read analysis →The automaker activated containment measures after ransomware affected company systems, reinforcing the need for segmentation, recovery planning and rapid detection.
Read analysis →The incident involved claims of extensive data theft and extortion. It is a reminder that source code, research data and internal systems can all become high-value targets.
Read analysis →Google described a campaign that compromised external web applications and then moved toward sensitive internal systems, a classic example of why perimeter and internal trust must be assessed together.
Read analysis →Microsoft detailed infrastructure used to distribute infostealers and steal credentials, reinforcing the need to protect sessions, credentials and administrative access.
Read analysis →Microsoft observed rapid exploitation of recently disclosed vulnerabilities in web-facing systems, sometimes moving from initial access to ransomware within a day.
Read analysis →The attack affected cloud infrastructure supporting the Europa platform and reportedly involved data extraction, demonstrating the importance of cloud boundaries and web-platform monitoring.
Read analysis →Google documented how the ransomware ecosystem continues to evolve even as profitability and law-enforcement pressure change attacker behavior.
Read analysis →Google tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2025, with enterprise technologies accounting for nearly half of the observed cases.
Read analysis →A selective compromise of software-update infrastructure illustrated how trusted distribution channels can become a path into downstream organizations.
Read analysis →Microsoft reported that financial gain dominates many modern incidents and that password-based identity attacks remain extremely common.
Read analysis →The NCSC highlighted operational disruption at major companies and the vulnerability of smaller suppliers, making resilience a board-level issue rather than only an IT concern.
Read analysis →Microsoft described cases where vulnerable SharePoint systems and compromised identities enabled deeper access, showing how seemingly separate signals can form one attack path.
Read analysis →Google documented a campaign where attackers relied heavily on social engineering and identity abuse rather than software exploits, then moved toward virtualization infrastructure.
Read analysis →A critical SharePoint issue remained exploitable after an initial patch, highlighting why organizations need exposure discovery and validation instead of assuming patch status equals safety.
Read analysis →The joint advisory noted hundreds of affected organizations and emphasized MFA, patching, offline backups and regular vulnerability assessments.
Read analysis →A poisoned package delivered a hidden payload into many projects. For web teams, dependencies, pipelines and deployment secrets are part of the attack surface.
Read analysis →Attackers bribed contractors and support staff to obtain customer information, demonstrating why privileged support workflows and personal-data access need strong controls.
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