About ShabuShabu Security

White-hat security for products built to be trusted.

ShabuShabu Security is an offensive-security team focused on helping companies understand how their online products behave when tested from an attacker’s perspective.

White-hat testing Manual penetration testing Vulnerability research Responsible disclosure
Our security philosophy

Test realistically. Report clearly. Stay inside the rules.

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Think like an attacker Look beyond isolated bugs and search for usable attack paths.
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Operate like a professional Work inside authorization, scope and agreed technical boundaries.
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Communicate like a product team Explain business impact and what should actually be fixed first.
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Validate before escalating Confirm security impact instead of relying on automated severity alone.
Why ShabuShabu exists

Modern products need more than automated vulnerability scans.

Web applications now combine APIs, user roles, external integrations, cloud services, AI components and complex business logic. This means the real attack surface often extends far beyond known CVEs or standard scanner signatures.

ShabuShabu Security was built around a simple idea: security testing should answer the question a product team actually cares about — how could this system be abused in practice?

Our work focuses on identifying security boundaries, testing assumptions and validating whether an issue can become a real attack path.

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Products became more complex

Modern SaaS and web products connect accounts, APIs, automation and third-party services in ways that create new trust boundaries.

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Attackers combine weaknesses

A practical compromise may involve several seemingly minor issues rather than one obvious critical vulnerability.

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Security teams need context

A useful report explains what can happen, why it matters and how engineers can reduce the actual attack surface.

Our principles

The principles behind every ShabuShabu security assessment.

We combine offensive thinking with responsible testing practices so that security research remains useful, controlled and relevant to the product being assessed.

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Authorization first

Penetration testing begins only after the technical scope, permitted systems and engagement boundaries are confirmed.

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Manual reasoning matters

Automation helps collect signals, but authorization flaws, business logic failures and complex attack chains require human analysis.

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Impact over noise

We prioritize findings by realistic security impact rather than producing long lists of low-context scanner alerts.

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Clear evidence

Important findings should be reproducible and supported by enough evidence for engineers to understand the problem.

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Responsible disclosure

Sensitive vulnerability information is handled through controlled communication and agreed reporting channels.

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Useful remediation

Each assessment should help reduce risk, not simply demonstrate that a technical weakness exists.

How we think

We look for the path between a weakness and a real compromise.

An attacker does not care whether a vulnerability appears impressive in isolation. What matters is whether it can be used to gain access, cross a permission boundary, expose data, manipulate a workflow or create another useful position in the attack chain.

Our methodology therefore follows the relationships between application features rather than treating each endpoint or vulnerability as an isolated object.

Example attack reasoning From surface to impact
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Identify entry point Find exposed functionality, API or user-controlled interaction.
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Test assumptions Check what the application trusts and what restrictions actually exist.
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Cross a boundary Look for access-control, workflow or permission failures.
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Validate impact Confirm what data, action or system capability becomes accessible.
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Document remediation Explain the root cause and how the security boundary can be strengthened.
Security disciplines

The areas of expertise behind our offensive-security work.

ShabuShabu Security operates across application, API and emerging AI attack surfaces where security depends on more than infrastructure alone.

WEB

Application Security

Web application logic, authentication, session handling, input processing and application-specific vulnerabilities.

API

API Security

Object-level authorization, authentication models, data exposure and abuse of application interfaces.

LOGIC

Business Logic Testing

Workflow abuse, unintended product states and attacks that depend on understanding how the application is meant to work.

AI

AI Security Research

Prompt injection, AI tool usage, agent permissions, data boundaries and security risks in AI-powered products.

Clear security scope

What white-hat security testing means at ShabuShabu.

Offensive-security capability must be paired with strict operating boundaries. Our work is designed to identify weaknesses without creating unnecessary risk for users or systems.

We do

✓ Perform authorized penetration testing within an agreed scope.
✓ Validate security impact using controlled testing techniques.
✓ Document vulnerabilities and practical remediation recommendations.
✓ Respect defined restrictions for production and sensitive systems.
✓ Use responsible channels for handling sensitive security findings.

We do not

! Test unrelated systems without appropriate authorization.
! Perform attacks outside the agreed engagement boundaries.
! Expose sensitive vulnerability information irresponsibly.
! Create unnecessary disruption simply to demonstrate impact.
! Treat automated scanner output as a substitute for proper validation.
Work with ShabuShabu

See your product from an attacker’s perspective.

If you are preparing a launch, reviewing an existing application or expanding your attack surface through APIs or AI features, ShabuShabu Security can help identify where real security boundaries may fail.