sublimemediumRule

Service abuse: PayPal manager account creation with callback scam indicators

Detects inbound messages abusing PayPal's noreply address with subjects about PayPal Manager user account creation that contain callback scam intent patterns identified through natural language analysis.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1566.003 T1598 T1566 T1566.001 T1566.002 T1598.003

initial-access

Detection Query

type.inbound
and sender.email.email == "noreply@paypal.com"
and strings.icontains(subject.base,
                      "Creation of your PayPal Manager user account"
)
and any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
        .name in ("callback_scam", "cred_theft") and .confidence != "low"
)

Data Sources

Email MessagesEmail HeadersEmail Attachments

Platforms

Raw Content

name: "Service abuse: PayPal manager account creation with callback scam indicators"
description: "Detects inbound messages abusing PayPal's noreply address with subjects about PayPal Manager user account creation that contain callback scam intent patterns identified through natural language analysis."
type: "rule"
severity: "medium"
source: |
  type.inbound
  and sender.email.email == "noreply@paypal.com"
  and strings.icontains(subject.base,
                        "Creation of your PayPal Manager user account"
  )
  and any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
          .name in ("callback_scam", "cred_theft") and .confidence != "low"
  )
attack_types:
  - "Callback Phishing"
  - "Credential Phishing"
tactics_and_techniques:
  - "Impersonation: Brand"
  - "Social engineering"
  - "Spoofing"
detection_methods:
  - "Sender analysis"
  - "Content analysis"
  - "Natural Language Understanding"
id: "4f379593-37e8-5a00-a724-08eb72d90062"