Detection rules › Sublime MQL

Link: MyActiveCampaign Link Abuse

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

Detects messages from myactivecampaign.com containing links and suspicious language that do not exclusively point to activehosted.com domains.

Threat classification

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

CategoryValues
Attack typesCredential Phishing
Tactics and techniquesSocial engineering

Event coverage

Rule body MQL

type.inbound
and 0 < length(body.links) < 10
and sender.email.domain.root_domain == "myactivecampaign.com"
and any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
        .name == "cred_theft" and .confidence == "high"
)
and not all(body.links, .href_url.domain.root_domain == "activehosted.com")

Detection logic

Scope: inbound message.

Detects messages from myactivecampaign.com containing links and suspicious language that do not exclusively point to activehosted.com domains.

  1. inbound message
  2. all of:
    • length(body.links) > 0
    • length(body.links) < 10
  3. sender.email.domain.root_domain is 'myactivecampaign.com'
  4. any of ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents where all hold:
    • .name is 'cred_theft'
    • .confidence is 'high'
  5. not:
    • all of body.links where:
      • .href_url.domain.root_domain is 'activehosted.com'

Inspects: body.current_thread.text, body.links, body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domain, sender.email.domain.root_domain, type.inbound. Sensors: ml.nlu_classifier.

Indicators matched (4)

FieldMatchValue
sender.email.domain.root_domainequalsmyactivecampaign.com
ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents[].nameequalscred_theft
ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents[].confidenceequalshigh
body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domainequalsactivehosted.com