identity
No malware required: device-code phishing + Teams as the intrusion surface
No malware. Still owned. 🧾🔑💬 Device-code phishing + Teams as the “lobby” + stolen OAuth tokens = API-speed SaaS exfil. If you’re hunting binaries, you’re late.
![[FORECAST] Integrator CI/CD Compromise by End-2026?](/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/z-6.png)
![[FORECAST] CoPhish: The Microsoft Copilot Link That Hands Over Your OAuth Tokens](/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/z-1.png)
SIGNALS WEEKLY: MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) Is in KEV: The Unauth MongoDB Leak You Need to Patch
MongoBleed is in KEV: unauth MongoDB memory leak = creds/tokens. Patch + find exposed hosts. Dolby fix + poisoned dev tools too. 🧯🧬👇
![[DEEP RESEARCH] Token Factory: The 5 Costliest US Breaches of 2025](/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/z.png)
[DEEP RESEARCH] Token Factory: The 5 Costliest US Breaches of 2025
2025’s costliest US breaches: identity, outage math, outcomes Identity-led intrusions at distributors, govtech, healthcare, and an appliance vendor drove nine-figure losses. Outage duration and revocation speed determined the spread between disruption and recovery.
Geopatriation Is Coming: Sovereign Clouds Will Break Your Telemetry First
2026 prediction: “sovereign cloud” becomes the #1 way to accidentally create telemetry refugees 🛂☁️ Meanwhile: DPRK “IT workers” in the supply chain + OAuth consent hijacks that laugh at MFA 🔑🎭 What’s your log-clears-customs plan?
SIGNALS WEEKLY: Poisoned DNS Updates + Aflac’s 22.65M Aftershock (and MongoBleed)
This week’s vibe: MongoBleed → KEV, BitLocker ransomware in critical infra, poisoned DNS “updates” for MgBot, and Aflac’s ~22.65M aftershock. 🔥🧨🦠
Token Factory: The 5 Costliest US Breaches of 2025
2025’s priciest breaches weren’t “elite malware.” They were tokens + SaaS + downtime 🪙⏱️🔥 If your revoke MTTR is measured in days, the attackers already won.
CrowdStrike vs Microsoft Defender: Who Leads EDR/XDR Into 2026?
EDR “leader” in 2026 = who contains fastest at scale + doesn’t implode during updates. 🎄🧯 Our model: CrowdStrike 50% (±8), Microsoft Defender 35% (±7), SentinelOne 15% (±5).
SIGNALS WEEKLY: Holiday Patch Panic: Cisco AsyncOS Zero-Day + KEV Edge Rush
🎄 Zero-day season: Cisco AsyncOS exploited + KEV edge scramble. 🧯 VNC-to-HMI + cloud C2 (Drive/Telegram) keep paying rent.
Holiday Scam Survival Kit (2025): Delivery Texts, ‘Family Emergency’ Calls, Gift Card Traps
Holiday scammers are running peak-season ops 📦🎄 “Delivery problem” texts, AI “family emergency” calls, and “pay via gift card/Zelle” pressure. Rule: don’t click, hang up + call back, never gift cards/crypto/wires.
![[DEEP RESEARCH] Zero-Days Are a Distraction: 2025’s Biggest Losses Were Stolen Tokens + OAuth](/content/images/size/w600/2025/12/zz-3.png)
[DEEP RESEARCH] Zero-Days Are a Distraction: 2025’s Biggest Losses Were Stolen Tokens + OAuth
Most downtime and spend stemmed from OAuth/SaaS abuse and edge appliances—not catastrophic zero-days. Here’s what drove real operating impact and the fastest ways to shrink it.
SIGNALS WEEKLY: Chrome 0-Day in the Wild + December Patch Tuesday Priv-Esc
Chrome 0-day in the wild + Windows priv-esc getting abused + OT VNC still exposed like it’s 2009. 😬🔥
Zero-Days Are a Distraction: 2025’s Biggest Losses Were Stolen Tokens + OAuth
Zero-days get the headlines. Stolen tokens + OAuth consent abuse get the invoices. 🧾🔑😈 2025 pain = AiTM/device-code phishing + token replay + KEV-speed edge fires.
Will UNC5221 pop a fresh zero-day before Dec 31? Final Forecast!
BRICKSTORM intel just landed: PRC actors camping in vCenter/ESXi + Windows. 🧱🕵️♂️ F5 source-code drama raises the long-run 0-day odds, but the calendar + attribution lag are savage. Our final call: 11% UNC5221 gets publicly tied to a new 0-day before Dec 31. 🎯