diff --git a/assets/semgrep_rules/client/reinterpret_cast.cpp b/assets/semgrep_rules/client/reinterpret_cast.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0a4f47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/semgrep_rules/client/reinterpret_cast.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// ruleid: reinterpret_cast
+std::string_view der_cert(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(cert->pbCertEncoded), cert->cbCertEncoded);
+// ruleid: reinterpret_cast
+const uint8_t* string_data =reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(response_body.data());
+// ruleid: reinterpret_cast
+uint32_t value = *reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(bytes.data());
+// ruleid: reinterpret_cast
+int rv = PKCS5_PBKDF2_HMAC(mnemonic.data(), mnemonic.length(), reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(salt.data()), salt.length(), 2048, EVP_sha512(),seed->size(), seed->data());
+// ruleid: reinterpret_cast
+float* float_data = reinterpret_cast<float*>(const_cast<uint8_t*>(data));
+// ok: reinterpret_cast
+auto orig_fn = reinterpret_cast<GetModuleFileNameExWFunction>(g_originals.functions[GET_MODULE_FILENAME_EX_W_ID]);
diff --git a/assets/semgrep_rules/client/reinterpret_cast.yaml b/assets/semgrep_rules/client/reinterpret_cast.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..310689b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/semgrep_rules/client/reinterpret_cast.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+rules:
+  - id: reinterpret_cast
+    metadata:
+      author: Artem Chaikin
+      references:
+        - https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/unsafe_buffers.md#Avoid-reinterpret_cast
+      source: https://github.com/brave/security-action/blob/main/assets/semgrep_rules/client/reinterpret_casts.yaml
+      assignees: |
+        stoletheminerals
+        thypon
+        cdesouza-chromium
+    languages: [cpp]
+    message: "Using `reinterpret_cast` against some data types may lead to undefined bheaviour. In general, when needing to do these conversions, check how Chromium upstream does them. Most of the times a reinterpret_cast is wrong and there's no guarantee the compiler will generate the code that you thought it would."
+    severity: WARNING
+    patterns:
+      - pattern: reinterpret_cast<$T>($ARG)
+      - metavariable-regex:
+          metavariable: $T
+          regex: ^(.*int.*|.*double.*|.*float.*|.*char.*)$ # this probably needs to be tweaked
diff --git a/assets/semgrep_rules/client/unsafe-cpp-constructs.cpp b/assets/semgrep_rules/client/unsafe-cpp-constructs.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1259ee8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/semgrep_rules/client/unsafe-cpp-constructs.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// ruleid: unsafe_cpp_constructs
+UNSAFE_BUFFERS(data());
+// ruleid: unsafe_cpp_constructs
+UNSAFE_TODO(base::make_span(&web_script_source, 1u));
+// ruleid: unsafe_cpp_constructs
+std::next(it);
+// ruleid: unsafe_cpp_constructs
+std::advance(cert_iter, cert_idx);
+// ruleid: unsafe_cpp_constructs
+std::prev(it);
+// ruleid: unsafe_cpp_constructs
+const void* const kUserDataKey = &kUserDataKey;
+// ok: unsafe_cpp_constructs
+static void RegisterCallback(AtExitCallbackType func, uint8_t param);
diff --git a/assets/semgrep_rules/client/unsafe-cpp-constructs.yaml b/assets/semgrep_rules/client/unsafe-cpp-constructs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf8d70c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/semgrep_rules/client/unsafe-cpp-constructs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+rules:
+  - id: unsafe_cpp_constructs
+    metadata:
+      author: Artem Chaikin
+      references:
+        - https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Security-reviews
+      source: https://github.com/brave/security-action/blob/main/assets/semgrep_rules/client/unsafe_cpp_constructs.yaml
+      assignees: |
+        stoletheminerals
+        thypon
+        cdesouza-chromium
+    languages: [cpp]
+    message: "Potentially unsafe C++ construct detected"
+    severity: WARNING
+    patterns:
+      - pattern-either:
+          - pattern: "UNSAFE_TODO(...)"
+          - pattern: "UNSAFE_BUFFERS(...)"
+          - pattern: "std::next(...)"
+          - pattern: "std::advance(...)"
+          - pattern: "std::prev(...)"
+          - pattern-regex: "void\\*"