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Brand impersonation: Microsoft Planner with suspicious link

Impersonation of Microsoft Planner, a component of the Microsoft 365 software suite.

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Detection Logic

type.inbound
// suspicious link
and any(body.links,
        (
          .href_url.domain.root_domain not in $tranco_1m
          or .href_url.domain.domain in $free_file_hosts
          or .href_url.domain.root_domain in $free_file_hosts
          or .href_url.domain.root_domain in $free_subdomain_hosts
          or .href_url.domain.domain in $url_shorteners
          or .href_url.domain.domain in $social_landing_hosts
          or .href_url.domain.root_domain in $social_landing_hosts

          // mass mailer link, masks the actual URL
          or .href_url.domain.root_domain in (
            "hubspotlinks.com",
            "mandrillapp.com",
            "sendgrid.net",
            "rs6.net"
          )

          // Google AMP redirect
          or (
            .href_url.domain.sld == "google"
            and strings.starts_with(.href_url.path, "/amp/")
          )

          // Recipient email address in link
          or any(recipients.to,
                 strings.icontains(..href_url.url, .email.email)
                 and .email.domain.valid
          )
          or .href_url.domain.root_domain == "beehiiv.com"
        )

        // exclude sources of potential FPs
        and (
          .href_url.domain.root_domain not in (
            "svc.ms",
            "sharepoint.com",
            "1drv.ms",
            "microsoft.com",
            "aka.ms",
            "msftauthimages.net",
            "mimecastprotect.com",
            "office.com",
            "microsoftproject.com"
          )
          or any(body.links, .href_url.domain.domain in $free_file_hosts)
        )
        and .href_url.domain.root_domain not in $org_domains
        and .href_url.domain.valid
        and regex.icontains(.display_text,
                            "(?:go.?to
| view
| show
| display
| access
| open.?in
| review.?on) (teams?
| planner
| group
| task
| intranet
| discussions?)"
        )
)

// not a reply
and (length(headers.references) == 0 or headers.in_reply_to is null)

// Planner logo
// LogoDetect coming soon
and (
  all(attachments,
      .file_type in $file_types_images
      and 
      // small, relatively square image
      //
      // This rule makes use of a beta feature and is subject to change without notice
      // using the beta feature in custom rules is not suggested until it has been formally released
      //
      (
        beta.parse_exif(.).image_height / beta.parse_exif(.).image_width
      ) > 0.9
      and (beta.parse_exif(.).image_height + beta.parse_exif(.).image_width) < 500
  )
)

// suspicious content
and (
  2 of (
    strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, "*assigned*new team*"),
    strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, "*Microsoft Office 365*"),
    strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, "*internal planner*"),
    strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, "*internal task*"),
    any(recipients.to,
        strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, .email.domain.sld)
    )
  )
  or (
    any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
        .name == "cred_theft" and .confidence in~ ("medium", "high")
    )
  )
  // multiple links, but all the same root domain
  or (
    length(distinct(body.links, .href_url.domain.root_domain)) == 1
    and 2 < length(body.links) < 10
    and all(body.links,
            .href_url.domain.root_domain != sender.email.domain.root_domain
    )
  )
)
// skip senders 
and not (
  headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
  and sender.email.domain.root_domain in (
    "bing.com",
    "microsoft.com",
    "microsoftonline.com",
    "microsoftproject.com",
    "microsoftstoreemail.com",
    "microsoftsupport.com",
    "microsoft365.com",
    "office.com",
    "office365.com",
    "onedrive.com",
    "sharepointonline.com",
    "yammer.com",
    "outlign.co"
  )
)

// negate highly trusted sender domains unless they fail DMARC authentication
and (
  (
    sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
    and not headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
  )
  or sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
)
and (
  not profile.by_sender().solicited
  or (
    profile.by_sender().any_messages_malicious_or_spam
    and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign
  )
)
and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign

// exclude marketing jargon from ms partners
and not regex.icontains(body.current_thread.text,
                        '(schedul(e
| ing)
| set up).{0,20}(call
| meeting
| demo
| zoom
| conversation
| time
| tool
| discussion)
| book.{0,10}(meeting
| demo
| call
| slot
| time)
| connect.{0,12}(with me
| phone
| email)
| my.{0,10}(calendar
| cal)
| reserve.{0,10}s[pl]ot
| break the ice
| want to know more?
| miss your chance
| if you no longer wish
| if you no longer want
| if you wish to opt out
| low-code (development
| approach
| solution
| journey
| platform)
| invite.{0,30}(webinar
| presentation)'
)

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