Detection rules › Sublime MQL

Brand impersonation: Vanta

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

Impersonation of Vanta.

Threat classification

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

CategoryValues
Attack typesCredential Phishing
Tactics and techniquesImpersonation: Brand, Lookalike domain, Social engineering

Event coverage

Rule body MQL

type.inbound
and (
  regex.imatch(sender.display_name, '\bvanta\b')
  or regex.imatch(sender.email.local_part, '(\b)vanta|vanta(\b)')
  or strings.ilevenshtein(sender.email.domain.sld, 'vanta') <= 1
)
and not (
  strings.ilike(sender.display_name, '*advantage*')
  or strings.ilike(sender.email.email, '*advantage*')
  or strings.ilevenshtein(sender.email.domain.sld, 'advantage') <= 1
)
and sender.email.domain.root_domain in $free_email_providers
and sender.email.email not in $sender_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
)

Detection logic

Scope: inbound message.

Impersonation of Vanta.

  1. inbound message
  2. any of:
    • sender.display_name matches '\\bvanta\\b'
    • sender.email.local_part matches '(\\b)vanta|vanta(\\b)'
    • sender.email.domain.sld is similar to 'vanta'
  3. none of:
    • sender.display_name matches '*advantage*'
    • sender.email.email matches '*advantage*'
    • sender.email.domain.sld is similar to 'advantage'
  4. sender.email.domain.root_domain in $free_email_providers
  5. sender.email.email not in $sender_emails
  6. any of:
    • all of:
      • sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
      • not:
        • headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
    • sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains

Inspects: headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, sender.display_name, sender.email.domain.root_domain, sender.email.domain.sld, sender.email.email, sender.email.local_part, type.inbound. Sensors: regex.imatch, strings.ilevenshtein, strings.ilike. Reference lists: $free_email_providers, $high_trust_sender_root_domains, $sender_emails.

Indicators matched (5)

FieldMatchValue
regex.imatchregex\bvanta\b
regex.imatchregex(\b)vanta|vanta(\b)
strings.ilevenshteinfuzzyvanta
strings.ilikesubstring*advantage*
strings.ilevenshteinfuzzyadvantage