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DocuSign impersonation via spoofed Intuit sender

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

Detects messages appearing to come from Intuit domains with authentication failures while masquerading as DocuSign communications. The sender fails either SPF or DMARC verification, and includes DocuSign branding in either the subject line or display name.

Threat classification

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

CategoryValues
Attack typesCredential Phishing
Tactics and techniquesImpersonation: Brand, Spoofing

Event coverage

Rule body MQL

type.inbound
and sender.email.domain.root_domain in ("intuit.com")
// email auth fails
and (
  not headers.auth_summary.spf.pass
  or not coalesce(headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, false)
)
// the subject or display_name includes docusign
and (
  strings.icontains(subject.subject, "docusign")
  or strings.icontains(sender.display_name, "docusign")
)

Detection logic

Scope: inbound message.

Detects messages appearing to come from Intuit domains with authentication failures while masquerading as DocuSign communications. The sender fails either SPF or DMARC verification, and includes DocuSign branding in either the subject line or display name.

  1. inbound message
  2. sender.email.domain.root_domain in ('intuit.com')
  3. any of:
    • not:
      • headers.auth_summary.spf.pass
    • not:
      • coalesce(headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass)
  4. any of:
    • subject.subject contains 'docusign'
    • sender.display_name contains 'docusign'

Inspects: headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, headers.auth_summary.spf.pass, sender.display_name, sender.email.domain.root_domain, subject.subject, type.inbound. Sensors: strings.icontains.

Indicators matched (2)

FieldMatchValue
sender.email.domain.root_domainmemberintuit.com
strings.icontainssubstringdocusign