diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
index 618a04afa..d7e5a6561 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from logging import getLogger
 from pathlib import PurePath
+from time import time
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 from impacket.dcerpc.v5 import scmr, transport
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class SMBExploiter(HostExploiter):
         for user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash in interruptible_iter(creds, self.interrupt):
             creds_for_log = get_credential_string([user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash])
 
+            timestamp = time()
             try:
                 # copy the file remotely using SMB
                 remote_full_path = SmbTools.copy_file(
@@ -143,17 +145,22 @@ class SMBExploiter(HostExploiter):
                             SMBExploiter.KNOWN_PROTOCOLS["445/SMB"][1],
                         )
                     )
+                    self._publish_exploitation_event(timestamp, True)
                     self.exploit_result.exploitation_success = True
                     break
                 else:
                     # failed exploiting with this user/pass
                     self.report_login_attempt(False, user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash)
+                    message = f"Failed to login using SMB with {creds_for_log}"
+                    self._publish_exploitation_event(timestamp, False, error_message=message)
 
             except Exception as exc:
-                logger.error(
+                message = (
                     f"Error while trying to copy file using SMB to {self.host.ip_addr} with "
                     f"{creds_for_log}:{exc}"
                 )
+                logger.error(message)
+                self._publish_exploitation_event(timestamp, False, error_message=message)
                 continue
 
         return remote_full_path, SelectedCredentials(user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash)