Detection rules › Sublime MQL
Scam soliciting employer review/rating
Detects scam content that impersonates employer review/rating platforms (e.g., Glassdoor, Indeed, Comparably, Great Place to Work) and solicits the recipient to review or rate their employer, while excluding legitimate review/rating platform senders.
Threat classification
Sublime's own taxonomy (not MITRE ATT&CK).
| Category | Values |
|---|---|
| Attack types | BEC/Fraud, Credential Phishing |
| Tactics and techniques | Social engineering, Impersonation: Brand |
Event coverage
| Message attribute |
|---|
| body.current_thread |
| headers.auth_summary |
| sender.email |
| subject |
| type |
Rule body MQL
type.inbound
// credential theft or scam intent
and any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
.name in ("cred_theft", "job_scam") and .confidence != "low"
)
// employer/workplace review solicitation phrasing
and regex.icontains(body.current_thread.text,
'\brate\s+(?:your\s+)?(?:employer|workplace|job)\b',
'\breview\s+(?:your\s+)?(?:experience\s+(?:at|with)\s+(?:your|the)\s)',
'\b(?:employer|workplace|job)\s+(?:review|rating|feedback)\b',
'\bleave\s+(?:a\s+)?(?:review|rating).{0,40}(?:employer|workplace|job)',
'(?:glassdoor|comparably|great\s+place\s+to\s+work|kununu|jobcase).{0,40}(?:review|rate|rating|feedback)'
)
and (
// credential harvesting
regex.icontains(body.current_thread.text,
'(?:enter|provide|confirm|verify).{0,40}(?:password|credentials|login|email\s+and\s+password)',
'verify\s+your\s+(?:identity|eligibility|account|profile)',
'(?:password|credential|login).{0,30}(?:enter|provide|confirm|verify|required)'
)
// or monetary incentive
or regex.icontains(body.current_thread.text,
'gift.?card',
'(?:receive|earn|get|claim).{0,30}[\$€£]\d+',
'[\$€£]\d+.{0,30}(?:gift|reward|credit|incentive|voucher|bonus|prize)',
'token\s+of\s+(?:our\s+)?(?:appreciation|thanks|gratitude)'
)
)
// negating legitimate/trusted employer review/rating senders
and not (
(
sender.email.domain.root_domain in (
'comparably.com',
'greatplacetowork.com',
'builtin.com',
'lensa.com',
'ziprecruiter.com',
'kununu.com',
'jobcase.com',
'trustpilot.com'
)
or sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
)
and coalesce(headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, false)
)
// subject cites employer review / rating / feedback context
and regex.icontains(subject.subject,
'\breview\b',
'\brating\b',
'\brate\b',
'\bfeedback\b',
'\btestimonial\b',
'\b(?:employer|workplace|company|employee|job)\b',
'\b(?:glassdoor|indeed|linkedin|comparably|great\s+place\s+to\s+work|built\s?in|lensa|ziprecruiter|kununu|jobcase|trustpilot)\b',
'\bexperience\b',
'\bsurvey\b',
'\bopinion\b'
)
Detection logic
Scope: inbound message.
Detects scam content that impersonates employer review/rating platforms (e.g., Glassdoor, Indeed, Comparably, Great Place to Work) and solicits the recipient to review or rate their employer, while excluding legitimate review/rating platform senders.
- inbound message
any of
ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intentswhere all hold:- .name in ('cred_theft', 'job_scam')
- .confidence is not 'low'
body.current_thread.text matches any of 5 patterns
\brate\s+(?:your\s+)?(?:employer|workplace|job)\b\breview\s+(?:your\s+)?(?:experience\s+(?:at|with)\s+(?:your|the)\s)\b(?:employer|workplace|job)\s+(?:review|rating|feedback)\b\bleave\s+(?:a\s+)?(?:review|rating).{0,40}(?:employer|workplace|job)(?:glassdoor|comparably|great\s+place\s+to\s+work|kununu|jobcase).{0,40}(?:review|rate|rating|feedback)
any of:
body.current_thread.text matches any of 3 patterns
(?:enter|provide|confirm|verify).{0,40}(?:password|credentials|login|email\s+and\s+password)verify\s+your\s+(?:identity|eligibility|account|profile)(?:password|credential|login).{0,30}(?:enter|provide|confirm|verify|required)
body.current_thread.text matches any of 4 patterns
gift.?card(?:receive|earn|get|claim).{0,30}[\$€£]\d+[\$€£]\d+.{0,30}(?:gift|reward|credit|incentive|voucher|bonus|prize)token\s+of\s+(?:our\s+)?(?:appreciation|thanks|gratitude)
not:
all of:
any of:
- sender.email.domain.root_domain in ('comparably.com', 'greatplacetowork.com', 'builtin.com', 'lensa.com', 'ziprecruiter.com', 'kununu.com', 'jobcase.com', 'trustpilot.com')
- sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
- coalesce(headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass)
subject.subject matches any of 10 patterns
\breview\b\brating\b\brate\b\bfeedback\b\btestimonial\b\b(?:employer|workplace|company|employee|job)\b\b(?:glassdoor|indeed|linkedin|comparably|great\s+place\s+to\s+work|built\s?in|lensa|ziprecruiter|kununu|jobcase|trustpilot)\b\bexperience\b\bsurvey\b\bopinion\b
Inspects: body.current_thread.text, headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, sender.email.domain.root_domain, subject.subject, type.inbound. Sensors: ml.nlu_classifier, regex.icontains. Reference lists: $high_trust_sender_root_domains.
Indicators matched (32)
| Field | Match | Value |
|---|---|---|
ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents[].name | member | cred_theft |
ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents[].name | member | job_scam |
regex.icontains | regex | \brate\s+(?:your\s+)?(?:employer|workplace|job)\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \breview\s+(?:your\s+)?(?:experience\s+(?:at|with)\s+(?:your|the)\s) |
regex.icontains | regex | \b(?:employer|workplace|job)\s+(?:review|rating|feedback)\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \bleave\s+(?:a\s+)?(?:review|rating).{0,40}(?:employer|workplace|job) |
regex.icontains | regex | (?:glassdoor|comparably|great\s+place\s+to\s+work|kununu|jobcase).{0,40}(?:review|rate|rating|feedback) |
regex.icontains | regex | (?:enter|provide|confirm|verify).{0,40}(?:password|credentials|login|email\s+and\s+password) |
regex.icontains | regex | verify\s+your\s+(?:identity|eligibility|account|profile) |
regex.icontains | regex | (?:password|credential|login).{0,30}(?:enter|provide|confirm|verify|required) |
regex.icontains | regex | gift.?card |
regex.icontains | regex | (?:receive|earn|get|claim).{0,30}[\$€£]\d+ |
20 more
regex.icontains | regex | [\$€£]\d+.{0,30}(?:gift|reward|credit|incentive|voucher|bonus|prize) |
regex.icontains | regex | token\s+of\s+(?:our\s+)?(?:appreciation|thanks|gratitude) |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | comparably.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | greatplacetowork.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | builtin.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | lensa.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | ziprecruiter.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | kununu.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | jobcase.com |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | trustpilot.com |
regex.icontains | regex | \breview\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \brating\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \brate\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \bfeedback\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \btestimonial\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \b(?:employer|workplace|company|employee|job)\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \b(?:glassdoor|indeed|linkedin|comparably|great\s+place\s+to\s+work|built\s?in|lensa|ziprecruiter|kununu|jobcase|trustpilot)\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \bexperience\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \bsurvey\b |
regex.icontains | regex | \bopinion\b |