sublimelowRule

Link: Google Translate (unsolicited)

Attackers have used the Google Translate service to deliver links to malicious sites repackaged with a translate.goog top-level domain. This rule identifies instances of Google Translate links from unsolicited senders.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1566 T1566.001 T1566.002 T1598

Detection Query

type.inbound
and any(body.links,
        "google_translate_open_redirect" in .href_url.rewrite.encoders
)
and (
  not profile.by_sender().solicited
  or profile.by_sender().any_messages_malicious_or_spam
)
and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign

Author

ajpc500

Data Sources

Email MessagesEmail HeadersEmail Attachments

Platforms

References

https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/google-translate-scheme/46377/

Tags

Attack surface reduction

Raw Content

name: "Link: Google Translate (unsolicited)"
description: |
  Attackers have used the Google Translate service to deliver links to malicious sites repackaged with a translate.goog top-level domain.
  This rule identifies instances of Google Translate links from unsolicited senders.
references:
  - "https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/google-translate-scheme/46377/"
type: "rule"
authors:
  - twitter: "ajpc500"
severity: "low"
source: |
  type.inbound
  and any(body.links,
          "google_translate_open_redirect" in .href_url.rewrite.encoders
  )
  and (
    not profile.by_sender().solicited
    or profile.by_sender().any_messages_malicious_or_spam
  )
  and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign
tags:
  - "Attack surface reduction"
attack_types:
  - "Credential Phishing"
tactics_and_techniques:
  - "Open redirect"
detection_methods:
  - "Sender analysis"
  - "URL analysis"
id: "6949e115-b806-56ea-8976-420bb9d47e5c"