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Add first_name/last_name concat matching to org_vips body/subject rules
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20 changes: 18 additions & 2 deletions detection-rules/fake_thread_suspicious_indicators.yml
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// body contains name of VIP
(
any($org_vips, strings.icontains(body.html.inner_text, .display_name))
or any($org_vips, strings.icontains(body.plain.raw, .display_name))
any($org_vips,
strings.icontains(body.html.inner_text, .display_name)
or strings.icontains(body.html.inner_text,
strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name)
)
or strings.icontains(body.html.inner_text,
strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name)
)
)
or any($org_vips,
strings.icontains(body.plain.raw, .display_name)
or strings.icontains(body.plain.raw,
strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name)
)
or strings.icontains(body.plain.raw,
strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name)
)
)
),

// new body domain
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32 changes: 28 additions & 4 deletions detection-rules/impersonation_google_groups_suspicious.yml
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// subject, sender or reply to contains a VIP
and (
any(headers.reply_to,
any($org_vips, strings.contains(.display_name, ..display_name))
any($org_vips,
strings.contains(.display_name, ..display_name)
or strings.contains(strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name),
..display_name
)
or strings.contains(strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name),
..display_name
)
)
)
or any($org_vips,
strings.contains(subject.subject, .display_name)
or strings.contains(subject.subject,
strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name)
)
or strings.contains(subject.subject,
strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name)
)
)
or any($org_vips,
strings.contains(sender.display_name, .display_name)
or strings.contains(sender.display_name,
strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name)
)
or strings.contains(sender.display_name,
strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name)
)
)
or any($org_vips, strings.contains(subject.subject, .display_name))
or any($org_vips, strings.contains(sender.display_name, .display_name))
)
and any(headers.hops,
any(.fields,
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)
),

// reply-to is freemail
// reply-to is freemail
any(headers.reply_to, .email.domain.domain in $free_email_providers),

// reply-to is not in $recipient_emails
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26 changes: 24 additions & 2 deletions detection-rules/service_abuse_trello_board_invite_vip.yml
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// org_sld as the start of the board name with the org_vip as the sender
any(html.xpath(body.html, '//h2').nodes,
// org vip
any($org_vips, strings.icontains(..display_text, .display_name))
any($org_vips,
strings.icontains(..display_text, .display_name)
or strings.icontains(..display_text,
strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name)
)
or strings.icontains(..display_text,
strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name)
)
)
// org sld as the board name
and any($org_slds,
strings.icontains(..display_text,
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).nodes,
strings.starts_with(.display_text, 'A note from ')
and strings.iends_with(.display_text, 'From')
and any($org_vips, strings.icontains(..display_text, .display_name))
and any($org_vips,
strings.icontains(..display_text, .display_name)
or strings.icontains(..display_text,
strings.concat(.first_name,
" ",
.last_name
)
)
or strings.icontains(..display_text,
strings.concat(.last_name,
", ",
.first_name
)
)
)
)
)
attack_types:
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21 changes: 18 additions & 3 deletions detection-rules/vip_impersonation_charity.yml
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.name == "request"
)
and (
any($org_vips, strings.icontains(body.html.inner_text, .display_name))
or any($org_vips, strings.icontains(body.plain.raw, .display_name))
any($org_vips,
strings.icontains(body.html.inner_text, .display_name)
or strings.icontains(body.html.inner_text,
strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name)
)
or strings.icontains(body.html.inner_text,
strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name)
)
)
or any($org_vips,
strings.icontains(body.plain.raw, .display_name)
or strings.icontains(body.plain.raw,
strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name)
)
or strings.icontains(body.plain.raw,
strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name)
)
)
)
and (
(
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or profile.by_sender().days_known > 30
)
and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign

attack_types:
- "BEC/Fraud"
tactics_and_techniques:
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62 changes: 53 additions & 9 deletions detection-rules/vip_impersonation_fake_thread.yml
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source: |
type.inbound
and any($org_vips,
strings.icontains(body.html.display_text,
strings.concat("From: ", .display_name, " <")
(
strings.icontains(body.html.display_text,
strings.concat("From: ", .display_name, " <")
)
or strings.icontains(body.html.display_text,
strings.concat("From: ",
strings.concat(.first_name,
" ",
.last_name
),
" <"
)
)
or strings.icontains(body.html.display_text,
strings.concat("From: ",
strings.concat(.last_name,
", ",
.first_name
),
" <"
)
)
)
and not strings.icontains(body.html.display_text,
strings.concat("From: ",
.display_name,
" <",
.email,
">"
)
and not (
strings.icontains(body.html.display_text,
strings.concat("From: ",
.display_name,
" <",
.email,
">"
)
)
or strings.icontains(body.html.display_text,
strings.concat("From: ",
strings.concat(.first_name,
" ",
.last_name
),
" <",
.email,
">"
)
)
or strings.icontains(body.html.display_text,
strings.concat("From: ",
strings.concat(.last_name,
", ",
.first_name
),
" <",
.email,
">"
)
)
)
)
and any([body.current_thread.text, body.html.display_text, body.plain.raw],
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27 changes: 24 additions & 3 deletions detection-rules/vip_impersonation_subject.yml
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source: |
type.inbound
and any($org_vips,
strings.contains(subject.subject, .display_name)
(
strings.contains(subject.subject, .display_name)
or strings.contains(subject.subject,
strings.concat(.first_name, " ", .last_name)
)
or strings.contains(subject.subject,
strings.concat(.last_name, ", ", .first_name)
)
)
and strings.contains(.display_name, " ")
)
// not being sent to said VIP
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and all(recipients.to,
any($org_vips,
.email == ..email.email
and strings.contains(subject.subject, .display_name)
and (
strings.contains(subject.subject, .display_name)
or strings.contains(subject.subject,
strings.concat(.first_name,
" ",
.last_name
)
)
or strings.contains(subject.subject,
strings.concat(.last_name,
", ",
.first_name
)
)
)
and strings.contains(.display_name, " ")
)
)
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)
or sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
)

tags:
- "Attack surface reduction"
attack_types:
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