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yoinks. Vulnerability research and useful tools.

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We hunt vulnerabilities and turn what we learn into useful tools.

Meet yoinks.
Taking shape

© 2026 yoinks.io

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Hey, you made it.

A company in the making

00why we exist

Curious?
So are we.

We like getting to the bottom of things.

We’re building yoinks. around vulnerability research. That means asking questions, testing ideas and explaining what we find. Along the way, we’re exploring tools that make the work a little easier.

See what we do
A closer look
Our approachA closer look.
A clearer picture.

Test an idea. Follow the evidence.
Explain what we find.

  1. 01 /

    Ask good questions.

    Get to know how a system works. Then take a closer look.

  2. 02 /

    Show the working.

    Explain what happened, how to reproduce it and why it matters.

  3. 03 /

    Make it useful.

    Give people clear findings they can use to improve their systems.

Good questions welcome.Say hello

01what we do

From a question to a finding.

Our focus is vulnerability research: understanding how systems work, finding weaknesses and giving people the detail they need to address them.

research

Vulnerability research

Look closely at systems and software. Test what happens and document what we learn.

disclose

Careful disclosure

Share findings with the people responsible for the system and coordinate the next steps.

evidence

Reproducible findings

Show the steps, explain the impact and make the result possible to check.

what’s nextWe’re exploring tools for the tasks we keep coming back to.

02how we operate

Here’s how we work.

Careful research. Clear explanations. Room to keep learning.

  1. 01

    Start with context

    Understand the system, agree the scope and consider who could be affected.

  2. 02

    Check the finding

    Reproduce the issue and explain its impact. Be clear about what we know and what we still need to check.

  3. 03

    Disclose with care

    Handle sensitive information carefully and coordinate with the people who can address the issue.

  4. 04

    Build from what we learn

    Test ideas in practice, learn from feedback and share progress as the work develops.

03what matters to us

Good work starts here.

Integrity

Be honest about findings, limitations and where the work stands.

Craft

Take time with the details. Make the work useful to the next person.

Clarity

Use everyday words where we can, and explain the technical bits where they matter.

Patience

Give ideas time to develop. Share what we learn along the way.

04ideas we’re exploring

A few ideas are taking shape.

Research gives us plenty of “there must be an easier way” moments. These are directions we’re exploring, with no products available yet.

exploringresearch

Making findings easier to review

Ways to organise the evidence and help people understand what needs attention.

exploringtooling

A little less manual work

Small tools for the research tasks that keep turning up.

an ideaplatform

Keeping the useful bits together

A place for research notes, workflows and the context worth keeping.

05building in the open

Small steps. Taking shape.

We’re early, and happy to show our working. The site is here. The research practice and product ideas are still taking shape.

early stage · in progress

build.log
  1. project started · brand foundation
  2. yoinks.io registered · teaser live
  3. mascot, boot sequence · this page
  4. public PGP key · security contact
  5. a clearer story · easier mobile reading
  6. disclosure policy · polish pass
  7. nextresearch practice · first write-ups

06get in touch

Got something in mind?

A research question, an idea to share or just a hello? We’d love to hear from you.

hello@yoinks.io

Reporting a security issue? Encrypt sensitive details with our public PGP key.

pgp.ascdisclosure policysecurity.txtDownload the key to encrypt your report.