Detection rules › Sublime MQL
Brand impersonation: Zoom
Detects messages impersonating Zoom through social footers, webinar links, and suspicious domain pattern matching. The rule looks for specific combinations of social media links, redirects, and content analysis to identify inauthentic Zoom-branded messages not originating from legitimate Zoom domains.
Threat classification
Sublime's own taxonomy (not MITRE ATT&CK).
| Category | Values |
|---|---|
| Attack types | Credential Phishing |
| Tactics and techniques | Impersonation: Brand, Social engineering, Evasion |
Event coverage
Rule body MQL
type.inbound
and (
// the social links in the footer
3 of (
any(body.links, strings.icontains(.href_url.url, "twitter.com/zoom")),
any(body.links,
strings.icontains(.href_url.url,
"linkedin.com/company/zoom-video-communications"
)
),
any(body.links, strings.icontains(.href_url.url, "blog.zoom.us")),
strings.ilike(body.html.raw,
'*https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/twitter.png*'
),
strings.ilike(body.html.raw,
'*https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/linkedin.png*'
),
strings.ilike(body.html.raw,
'*https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/zoomblog.png*'
)
)
or (
strings.ilike(body.html.raw,
'*https://st1.zoom.us/homepage/publish/_nuxt/social_icons_footer*.png*'
)
)
or (
length(beta.ml_topic(body.html.display_text).topics) == 1
and all(beta.ml_topic(body.html.display_text).topics,
.name in ("Events and Webinars", "Software and App Updates")
and .confidence != "low"
)
and any(ml.logo_detect(file.message_screenshot()).brands,
.name == "Zoom" and .confidence == "high"
)
and any(body.links,
any(ml.nlu_classifier(.display_text).intents,
.name == "cred_theft" and .confidence == "high"
)
)
)
or (
any(body.links,
// link claims to go to a Zoom domain, but does not
(
.display_url.domain.root_domain in ("zoom.us", "zoom.com")
or strings.icontains(.display_text, "zoom.us")
or strings.icontains(.display_text, "zoom.com")
)
and .href_url.domain.root_domain not in ("zoom.us", "zoom.com")
and (
.href_url.domain.tld in $suspicious_tlds
// country code second-level domain
or strings.istarts_with(.href_url.domain.tld, "com.")
or (
(
length(ml.link_analysis(.).files_downloaded) > 0
// Zoom logo on page
or ml.link_analysis(.).credphish.brand.name == "Zoom"
// blocked by a Cloudflare CAPTCHA
or strings.icontains(ml.link_analysis(.).final_dom.raw,
'https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/',
)
)
and ml.link_analysis(.).effective_url.domain.root_domain not in (
"zoom.us",
"zoom.com"
)
)
)
)
)
)
// negate auto-generated meeting summaries
and not (
strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, "meeting summary")
and strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text,
"AI-generated content may be inaccurate or misleading."
)
)
and not (
(
strings.istarts_with(subject.subject, "RE:")
or strings.istarts_with(subject.subject, "R:")
or strings.istarts_with(subject.subject, "ODG:")
or strings.istarts_with(subject.subject, "答复:")
or strings.istarts_with(subject.subject, "AW:")
or strings.istarts_with(subject.subject, "TR:")
or strings.istarts_with(subject.subject, "FWD:")
or regex.imatch(subject.subject, '(\[[^\]]+\]\s?){0,3}(re|fwd?)\s?:')
or regex.imatch(subject.subject,
'^\[?(EXT|EXTERNAL)\]?[: ]\s*(RE|FWD?|FW|AW|TR|ODG|答复):.*'
)
)
and (length(headers.references) > 0 or headers.in_reply_to is not null)
)
// Not from a legitimate Zoom domain
and not (
sender.email.domain.root_domain in (
"zoom.us",
"zuora.com",
"zoomgov.com",
"zoom.com",
"zoom-x.de"
)
and headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
)
Detection logic
Scope: inbound message.
Detects messages impersonating Zoom through social footers, webinar links, and suspicious domain pattern matching. The rule looks for specific combinations of social media links, redirects, and content analysis to identify inauthentic Zoom-branded messages not originating from legitimate Zoom domains.
- inbound message
any of:
at least 3 of:
any of
body.linkswhere:- .href_url.url contains 'twitter.com/zoom'
any of
body.linkswhere:- .href_url.url contains 'linkedin.com/company/zoom-video-communications'
any of
body.linkswhere:- .href_url.url contains 'blog.zoom.us'
- body.html.raw matches '*https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/twitter.png*'
- body.html.raw matches '*https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/linkedin.png*'
- body.html.raw matches '*https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/zoomblog.png*'
- body.html.raw matches '*https://st1.zoom.us/homepage/publish/_nuxt/social_icons_footer*.png*'
all of:
- length(beta.ml_topic(body.html.display_text).topics) is 1
all of
beta.ml_topic(body.html.display_text).topicswhere all hold:- .name in ('Events and Webinars', 'Software and App Updates')
- .confidence is not 'low'
any of
ml.logo_detect(file.message_screenshot()).brandswhere all hold:- .name is 'Zoom'
- .confidence is 'high'
any of
body.linkswhere:any of
ml.nlu_classifier(.display_text).intentswhere all hold:- .name is 'cred_theft'
- .confidence is 'high'
any of
body.linkswhere all hold:any of:
- .display_url.domain.root_domain in ('zoom.us', 'zoom.com')
- .display_text contains 'zoom.us'
- .display_text contains 'zoom.com'
- .href_url.domain.root_domain not in ('zoom.us', 'zoom.com')
any of:
- .href_url.domain.tld in $suspicious_tlds
- .href_url.domain.tld starts with 'com.'
all of:
any of:
- length(ml.link_analysis(.).files_downloaded) > 0
- ml.link_analysis(.).credphish.brand.name is 'Zoom'
- ml.link_analysis(.).final_dom.raw contains 'https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/'
- ml.link_analysis(.).effective_url.domain.root_domain not in ('zoom.us', 'zoom.com')
not:
all of:
- body.current_thread.text contains 'meeting summary'
- body.current_thread.text contains 'AI-generated content may be inaccurate or misleading.'
not:
all of:
any of:
- subject.subject starts with 'RE:'
- subject.subject starts with 'R:'
- subject.subject starts with 'ODG:'
- subject.subject starts with '答复:'
- subject.subject starts with 'AW:'
- subject.subject starts with 'TR:'
- subject.subject starts with 'FWD:'
- subject.subject matches '(\\[[^\\]]+\\]\\s?){0,3}(re|fwd?)\\s?:'
- subject.subject matches '^\\[?(EXT|EXTERNAL)\\]?[: ]\\s*(RE|FWD?|FW|AW|TR|ODG|答复):.*'
any of:
- length(headers.references) > 0
- headers.in_reply_to is set
not:
all of:
- sender.email.domain.root_domain in ('zoom.us', 'zuora.com', 'zoomgov.com', 'zoom.com', 'zoom-x.de')
- headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
Inspects: body.current_thread.text, body.html.display_text, body.html.raw, body.links, body.links[].display_text, body.links[].display_url.domain.root_domain, body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domain, body.links[].href_url.domain.tld, body.links[].href_url.url, headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, headers.in_reply_to, headers.references, sender.email.domain.root_domain, subject.subject, type.inbound. Sensors: beta.ml_topic, file.message_screenshot, ml.link_analysis, ml.logo_detect, ml.nlu_classifier, regex.imatch, strings.icontains, strings.ilike, strings.istarts_with. Reference lists: $suspicious_tlds.
Indicators matched (37)
| Field | Match | Value |
|---|---|---|
strings.icontains | substring | twitter.com/zoom |
strings.icontains | substring | linkedin.com/company/zoom-video-communications |
strings.icontains | substring | blog.zoom.us |
strings.ilike | substring | *https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/twitter.png* |
strings.ilike | substring | *https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/linkedin.png* |
strings.ilike | substring | *https://go.pardot.com/l/84442/*/*/84442/*/zoomblog.png* |
strings.ilike | substring | *https://st1.zoom.us/homepage/publish/_nuxt/social_icons_footer*.png* |
beta.ml_topic(body.html.display_text).topics[].name | member | Events and Webinars |
beta.ml_topic(body.html.display_text).topics[].name | member | Software and App Updates |
ml.logo_detect(file.message_screenshot()).brands[].name | equals | Zoom |
ml.logo_detect(file.message_screenshot()).brands[].confidence | equals | high |
ml.nlu_classifier(body.links[].display_text).intents[].name | equals | cred_theft |
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ml.nlu_classifier(body.links[].display_text).intents[].confidence | equals | high |
body.links[].display_url.domain.root_domain | member | zoom.us |
body.links[].display_url.domain.root_domain | member | zoom.com |
strings.icontains | substring | zoom.us |
strings.icontains | substring | zoom.com |
body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domain | member | zoom.us |
body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domain | member | zoom.com |
strings.istarts_with | prefix | com. |
strings.icontains | substring | https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/ |
strings.icontains | substring | meeting summary |
strings.icontains | substring | AI-generated content may be inaccurate or misleading. |
strings.istarts_with | prefix | RE: |
strings.istarts_with | prefix | R: |
strings.istarts_with | prefix | ODG: |
strings.istarts_with | prefix | 答复: |
strings.istarts_with | prefix | AW: |
strings.istarts_with | prefix | TR: |
strings.istarts_with | prefix | FWD: |
regex.imatch | regex | (\[[^\]]+\]\s?){0,3}(re|fwd?)\s?: |
regex.imatch | regex | ^\[?(EXT|EXTERNAL)\]?[: ]\s*(RE|FWD?|FW|AW|TR|ODG|答复):.* |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | zoom.us |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | zuora.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | zoomgov.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | zoom.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | zoom-x.de |