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Lookout - Critical Smishing and Phishing Alerts (v2)
'Detects critical smishing (SMS phishing) and phishing alerts from Lookout Mobile Risk API v2. This rule identifies sophisticated social engineering attacks including CEO fraud, credential harvesting, and malicious link campaigns targeting mobile devices. Leverages enhanced v2 smishing detection capabilities for comprehensive mobile threat protection.'
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | |
| Credential Access | |
| Discovery | |
| Collection |
Rule body
id: 7a3e5f9b-4c8d-4a2e-9f1b-6d8e2a4c7f9e
name: Lookout - Critical Smishing and Phishing Alerts (v2)
description: |
'Detects critical smishing (SMS phishing) and phishing alerts from Lookout Mobile Risk API v2. This rule identifies sophisticated social engineering attacks including CEO fraud, credential harvesting, and malicious link campaigns targeting mobile devices. Leverages enhanced v2 smishing detection capabilities for comprehensive mobile threat protection.'
severity: High
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: LookoutAPI
dataTypes:
- LookoutEvents
queryFrequency: 5m
queryPeriod: 15m
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- CredentialAccess
- Collection
- Discovery
relevantTechniques:
- T1660
- T1417
- T1423
query: |
LookoutEvents
| where EventType == "SMISHING_ALERT"
| where SmishingAlertSeverity in ("CRITICAL", "HIGH")
| where SmishingAlertType in ("PHISHING_DETECTION", "FRAUD_DETECTION", "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING")
| extend
AlertRiskScore = case(
SmishingAlertSeverity == "CRITICAL", 10,
SmishingAlertSeverity == "HIGH", 8,
SmishingAlertSeverity == "MEDIUM", 5,
SmishingAlertSeverity == "LOW", 2,
1
),
ThreatCategory = case(
SmishingAlertType == "PHISHING_DETECTION", "Phishing",
SmishingAlertType == "FRAUD_DETECTION", "Fraud",
SmishingAlertType == "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING", "Credential Theft",
SmishingAlertType == "MALICIOUS_LINK", "Malicious Link",
"Other"
),
ImpersonationRisk = case(
SmishingAlertDescription has "CEO" or SmishingAlertDescription has "executive", "Executive Impersonation",
SmishingAlertDescription has "IT" or SmishingAlertDescription has "support", "IT Support Impersonation",
SmishingAlertDescription has "bank" or SmishingAlertDescription has "financial", "Financial Impersonation",
SmishingAlertDescription has "delivery" or SmishingAlertDescription has "package", "Delivery Impersonation",
"Generic Phishing"
)
| extend DeviceRiskLevel = case(
DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_HIGH", "High",
DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_MEDIUM", "Medium",
DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_LOW", "Low",
"Unknown"
)
| extend CampaignIndicators = case(
AlertRiskScore >= 8 and DeviceRiskLevel == "High", "Targeted Campaign",
AlertRiskScore >= 6 and ImpersonationRisk != "Generic Phishing", "Sophisticated Attack",
AlertRiskScore >= 5, "Coordinated Threat",
"Isolated Incident"
)
| project
TimeGenerated,
EventId,
SmishingAlertId,
SmishingAlertType,
SmishingAlertSeverity,
SmishingAlertDescription,
AlertRiskScore,
ThreatCategory,
ImpersonationRisk,
CampaignIndicators,
DeviceGuid,
DevicePlatform,
DeviceOSVersion,
DeviceManufacturer,
DeviceModel,
DeviceEmailAddress,
DeviceSecurityStatus,
DeviceRiskLevel,
TargetEmailAddress,
TargetPlatform,
ActorType,
ActorGuid,
ChangeType
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: DeviceEmailAddress
- identifier: Name
columnName: TargetEmailAddress
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: HostName
columnName: DeviceGuid
- identifier: OSFamily
columnName: DevicePlatform
- identifier: OSVersion
columnName: DeviceOSVersion
- entityType: URL
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Url
columnName: SmishingAlertDescription
customDetails:
SmishAlertType: SmishingAlertType
SmishSeverity: SmishingAlertSeverity
AlertRiskScore: AlertRiskScore
ThreatCategory: ThreatCategory
ImpersonationRisk: ImpersonationRisk
CampaignIndicators: CampaignIndicators
DevicePlatform: DevicePlatform
DeviceSecStatus: DeviceSecurityStatus
DeviceRiskLevel: DeviceRiskLevel
alertDetailsOverride:
alertDisplayNameFormat: "Critical Smishing Alert: {{ThreatCategory}} targeting {{DevicePlatform}} Device"
alertDescriptionFormat: "{{SmishingAlertSeverity}} {{ThreatCategory}} attack on {{DevicePlatform}}"
alertTacticsColumnName: ThreatCategory
alertSeverityColumnName: SmishingAlertSeverity
incidentConfiguration:
createIncident: true
groupingConfiguration:
enabled: true
reopenClosedIncident: false
lookbackDuration: P1D
matchingMethod: Selected
groupByEntities:
- Account
- Host
groupByAlertDetails:
- SmishAlertType
- DeviceGuid
groupByCustomDetails:
- ThreatCategory
- ImpersonationRisk
- CampaignIndicators
eventGroupingSettings:
aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
suppressionEnabled: false
suppressionDuration: PT1H
version: 2.0.3
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: source
LookoutEvents
Stage 2: where
| where EventType == "SMISHING_ALERT"
Stage 3: where
| where SmishingAlertSeverity in ("CRITICAL", "HIGH")
Stage 4: where
| where SmishingAlertType in ("PHISHING_DETECTION", "FRAUD_DETECTION", "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING")
Stage 5: extend (3 consecutive steps)
| extend
AlertRiskScore = case(
SmishingAlertSeverity == "CRITICAL", 10,
SmishingAlertSeverity == "HIGH", 8,
SmishingAlertSeverity == "MEDIUM", 5,
SmishingAlertSeverity == "LOW", 2,
1
),
ThreatCategory = case(
SmishingAlertType == "PHISHING_DETECTION", "Phishing",
SmishingAlertType == "FRAUD_DETECTION", "Fraud",
SmishingAlertType == "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING", "Credential Theft",
SmishingAlertType == "MALICIOUS_LINK", "Malicious Link",
"Other"
),
ImpersonationRisk = case(
SmishingAlertDescription has "CEO" or SmishingAlertDescription has "executive", "Executive Impersonation",
SmishingAlertDescription has "IT" or SmishingAlertDescription has "support", "IT Support Impersonation",
SmishingAlertDescription has "bank" or SmishingAlertDescription has "financial", "Financial Impersonation",
SmishingAlertDescription has "delivery" or SmishingAlertDescription has "package", "Delivery Impersonation",
"Generic Phishing"
)
| extend DeviceRiskLevel = case(
DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_HIGH", "High",
DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_MEDIUM", "Medium",
DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_LOW", "Low",
"Unknown"
)
| extend CampaignIndicators = case(
AlertRiskScore >= 8 and DeviceRiskLevel == "High", "Targeted Campaign",
AlertRiskScore >= 6 and ImpersonationRisk != "Generic Phishing", "Sophisticated Attack",
AlertRiskScore >= 5, "Coordinated Threat",
"Isolated Incident"
)
AlertRiskScore =if
SmishingAlertSeverity == "CRITICAL"10elif
SmishingAlertSeverity == "HIGH"8elif
SmishingAlertSeverity == "MEDIUM"5elif
SmishingAlertSeverity == "LOW"2else
1ImpersonationRisk =if
(SmishingAlertDescription has "CEO" or SmishingAlertDescription has "executive")"Executive Impersonation"elif
(SmishingAlertDescription has "IT" or SmishingAlertDescription has "support")"IT Support Impersonation"elif
(SmishingAlertDescription has "bank" or SmishingAlertDescription has "financial")"Financial Impersonation"elif
(SmishingAlertDescription has "delivery" or SmishingAlertDescription has "package")"Delivery Impersonation"else
"Generic Phishing"ThreatCategory =if
SmishingAlertType == "PHISHING_DETECTION""Phishing"elif
SmishingAlertType == "FRAUD_DETECTION""Fraud"elif
SmishingAlertType == "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING""Credential Theft"elif
SmishingAlertType == "MALICIOUS_LINK""Malicious Link"else
"Other"Stage 6: project
| project
TimeGenerated,
EventId,
SmishingAlertId,
SmishingAlertType,
SmishingAlertSeverity,
SmishingAlertDescription,
AlertRiskScore,
ThreatCategory,
ImpersonationRisk,
CampaignIndicators,
DeviceGuid,
DevicePlatform,
DeviceOSVersion,
DeviceManufacturer,
DeviceModel,
DeviceEmailAddress,
DeviceSecurityStatus,
DeviceRiskLevel,
TargetEmailAddress,
TargetPlatform,
ActorType,
ActorGuid,
ChangeType
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
EventType | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"SMISHING_ALERT" |
SmishingAlertSeverity | in |
| field:"SmishingAlertSeverity" kind:in |
SmishingAlertType | in |
| field:"SmishingAlertType" kind:in |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
ActorGuid | project |
ActorType | project |
AlertRiskScore | project |
CampaignIndicators | project |
ChangeType | project |
DeviceEmailAddress | project |
DeviceGuid | project |
DeviceManufacturer | project |
DeviceModel | project |
DeviceOSVersion | project |
DevicePlatform | project |
DeviceRiskLevel | project |
DeviceSecurityStatus | project |
EventId | project |
ImpersonationRisk | project |
SmishingAlertDescription | project |
SmishingAlertId | project |
SmishingAlertSeverity | project |
SmishingAlertType | project |
TargetEmailAddress | project |
TargetPlatform | project |
ThreatCategory | project |
TimeGenerated | project |