Sublime Security high experimental mql

VIP impersonation with invoicing request

This rule detects emails attempting to impersonate a VIP, it leverages NLU to determine if there is invoicing verbiage in the current thread, and requires request language.

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Detection Logic

type.inbound
and any($org_vips, strings.contains(sender.display_name, .display_name))
and (
  (
    sender.email.domain.domain in $org_domains
    // X-headers indicate external sender
    and headers.x_authenticated_sender.email != sender.email.email
    and headers.x_authenticated_domain.domain not in $org_domains
  )
  or sender.email.domain.domain not in $org_domains
)

// Invoice Language with a request
and any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).tags,
        .name == "invoice" and .confidence in ("medium", "high")
)
and any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).entities,
        .name == "request"
)

// and the reply to email address has never been contacted
and any(headers.reply_to, .email.email not in $recipient_emails)

// 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
)

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