Detection rules › Sublime MQL

Service abuse: SurveyMonkey survey from newly registered domain

Severity
high
Type
rule
Source
github.com/sublime-security/sublime-rules

This Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rule matches on SurveyMonkey Surveys with recently registered reply-to domains.

Threat classification

Sublime's own taxonomy (not MITRE ATT&CK).

CategoryValues
Attack typesCredential Phishing
Tactics and techniquesEvasion, Free file host, Social engineering

Event coverage

Rule body MQL

type.inbound

// Legitimate SurveyMonkey sending infratructure
and sender.email.email == "member@surveymonkeyuser.com"
and headers.auth_summary.spf.pass
and headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
and any(headers.reply_to, network.whois(.email.domain).days_old < 30)
// 
// 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
// 

// reply-to email address has never been sent an email by the org
and not beta.profile.by_reply_to().solicited

// do not match if the reply_to address has been observed as a reply_to address
// of a message that has been classified as benign
and not beta.profile.by_reply_to().any_messages_benign

Detection logic

Scope: inbound message.

This Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rule matches on SurveyMonkey Surveys with recently registered reply-to domains.

  1. inbound message
  2. sender.email.email is 'member@surveymonkeyuser.com'
  3. headers.auth_summary.spf.pass
  4. headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
  5. any of headers.reply_to where:
    • network.whois(.email.domain).days_old < 30
  6. not:
    • beta.profile.by_reply_to().solicited
  7. not:
    • beta.profile.by_reply_to().any_messages_benign

Inspects: headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, headers.auth_summary.spf.pass, headers.reply_to, headers.reply_to[].email.domain, sender.email.email, type.inbound. Sensors: beta.profile.by_reply_to, network.whois.

Indicators matched (1)

FieldMatchValue
sender.email.emailequalsmember@surveymonkeyuser.com