Detection rules › Sublime MQL

Link: Google Cloud Storage with suspicious URL pattern

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

Detects inbound messages containing links to Google Cloud Storage (storage.googleapis.com) with suspicious URL path patterns that follow a specific actor-controlled structure commonly used for hosting malicious content.

Threat classification

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

CategoryValues
Attack typesCredential Phishing
Tactics and techniquesFree file host, Evasion

Event coverage

Rule body MQL

type.inbound
and any(body.links,
        // storage.googleapis.com
        .href_url.domain.domain == "storage.googleapis.com"
        // observed pattern in actor controlled url path
        and regex.contains(.href_url.path,
                           '^\/[a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+-\d{8}\-[0-9a-f]+\/[^\.]+\.html'
        )
)

Detection logic

Scope: inbound message.

Detects inbound messages containing links to Google Cloud Storage (storage.googleapis.com) with suspicious URL path patterns that follow a specific actor-controlled structure commonly used for hosting malicious content.

  1. inbound message
  2. any of body.links where all hold:
    • .href_url.domain.domain is 'storage.googleapis.com'
    • .href_url.path matches '^\\/[a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+-\\d{8}\\-[0-9a-f]+\\/[^\\.]+\\.html'

Inspects: body.links, body.links[].href_url.domain.domain, body.links[].href_url.path, type.inbound. Sensors: regex.contains.

Indicators matched (2)

FieldMatchValue
body.links[].href_url.domain.domainequalsstorage.googleapis.com
regex.containsregex^\/[a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+-\d{8}\-[0-9a-f]+\/[^\.]+\.html