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sublimemediumRule
Service abuse: Facebook mail notification callback scam
Detects inbound messages spoofing Facebook's official notification address that contain callback scam intent identified with medium or high confidence. Attackers leverage the trusted Facebook sender identity to deceive recipients into calling a fraudulent phone number.
Detection Query
type.inbound
and sender.email.email == "notification@facebookmail.com"
// legitimate messages from this address use Facebook as the display name
and sender.display_name != "Facebook"
and (
any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
.name == "callback_scam" and .confidence != "low"
)
or (
regex.icontains(body.current_thread.text,
(
"mcafee|n[o0]rt[o0]n|geek.{0,5}squad|paypal|ebay|symantec|best buy|lifel[o0]ck"
)
)
and (
3 of (
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*purchase*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*payment*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*transaction*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*subscription*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*antivirus*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*order*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*support*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*receipt*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*invoice*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*call*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*cancel*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*renew*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*refund*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*host key*')
)
)
// phone number regex
and any([body.current_thread.text, subject.subject],
regex.icontains(strings.replace_confusables(.),
'\+?([ilo0-9]{1}.)?\(?[ilo0-9]{3}?\)?.[ilo0-9]{3}.?[ilo0-9]{4}',
'\+?([ilo0-9]{1,2})?\s?\(?\d{3}\)?[\s\.\-⋅]{0,5}[ilo0-9]{3}[\s\.\-⋅]{0,5}[ilo0-9]{4}',
'[\+\x{FF0B}]?(?:\p{N}[^\p{N}]{0,3}){10,11}',
'[\+\x{FF0B}][\s\(\)]*(?:[\p{L}\p{N}\p{No}\p{So}][\s\(\)\-⋅.\x{2298}]{0,3}){9,12}'
)
)
)
)
Data Sources
Email MessagesEmail HeadersEmail Attachments
Platforms
email
Raw Content
name: "Service abuse: Facebook mail notification callback scam"
description: "Detects inbound messages spoofing Facebook's official notification address that contain callback scam intent identified with medium or high confidence. Attackers leverage the trusted Facebook sender identity to deceive recipients into calling a fraudulent phone number."
type: "rule"
severity: "medium"
source: |
type.inbound
and sender.email.email == "notification@facebookmail.com"
// legitimate messages from this address use Facebook as the display name
and sender.display_name != "Facebook"
and (
any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
.name == "callback_scam" and .confidence != "low"
)
or (
regex.icontains(body.current_thread.text,
(
"mcafee|n[o0]rt[o0]n|geek.{0,5}squad|paypal|ebay|symantec|best buy|lifel[o0]ck"
)
)
and (
3 of (
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*purchase*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*payment*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*transaction*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*subscription*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*antivirus*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*order*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*support*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*receipt*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*invoice*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*call*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*cancel*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*renew*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*refund*'),
strings.ilike(body.current_thread.text, '*host key*')
)
)
// phone number regex
and any([body.current_thread.text, subject.subject],
regex.icontains(strings.replace_confusables(.),
'\+?([ilo0-9]{1}.)?\(?[ilo0-9]{3}?\)?.[ilo0-9]{3}.?[ilo0-9]{4}',
'\+?([ilo0-9]{1,2})?\s?\(?\d{3}\)?[\s\.\-⋅]{0,5}[ilo0-9]{3}[\s\.\-⋅]{0,5}[ilo0-9]{4}',
'[\+\x{FF0B}]?(?:\p{N}[^\p{N}]{0,3}){10,11}',
'[\+\x{FF0B}][\s\(\)]*(?:[\p{L}\p{N}\p{No}\p{So}][\s\(\)\-⋅.\x{2298}]{0,3}){9,12}'
)
)
)
)
attack_types:
- "Callback Phishing"
tactics_and_techniques:
- "Impersonation: Brand"
- "Social engineering"
- "Spoofing"
detection_methods:
- "Sender analysis"
- "Natural Language Understanding"
id: "5037b74e-d0ba-5a4e-a754-ae90f3ecc87d"