CYFIRMA - Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation High Rule

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Id	10bdf525-5b89-4a25-933a-e63e73b915f1
Rulename	CYFIRMA - Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation High Rule
Description	“This analytics rule detects high-risk domain impersonation activity, where newly registered or existing domains closely resemble the legitimate brand name or organizational assets. These suspicious domains may use typosquatting, homoglyphs, or brand keywords to mislead users, steal credentials, or host phishing/malicious content. The domains are identified through CYFIRMA’s external threat intelligence feeds and flagged due to potential misuse in impersonation, fraud, or social engineering attacks targeting employees, customers, or partners. Early detection of these domains enables proactive mitigation measures such as domain takedown, DNS blocking, and awareness campaigns.”
Severity	High
Tactics	ResourceDevelopment InitialAccess CommandAndControl
Techniques	T1583.001 T1586.002 T1566.002 T1566.001 T1071.003 T1071.001
Required data connectors	CyfirmaBrandIntelligenceAlertsDC
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	5m
Query period	5m
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Cyfirma Brand Intelligence/Analytic Rules/BIDomainImpersonationHighRule.yaml
Version	1.0.1
Arm template	10bdf525-5b89-4a25-933a-e63e73b915f1.json

KQL

// High severity-  Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation
let timeFrame = 5m;
CyfirmaBIDomainITAssetAlerts_CL
| where severity == 'Critical' and TimeGenerated between (ago(timeFrame) .. now())
| extend
    Description=description,
    FirstSeen=first_seen,
    LastSeen=last_seen,
    RiskScore=risk_score,
    AlertUID=alert_uid,
    UID=uid,
    Domain=domain,
    DRDomain=dr_domain,
    DRSubDomain=dr_sub_domain,
    DomainSquat=signature,
    HostProvider=host_provider,
    RegisteredDate=registered_date,
    CreatedDate=created_date,
    ThreatActor=suspected_threat_actor,
    ProviderName='CYFIRMA',
    ProductName='DeCYFIR/DeTCT'
| project
    TimeGenerated,
    Description,
    RiskScore,
    FirstSeen,
    LastSeen,
    AlertUID,
    UID,
    Domain,
    DRDomain,
    DRSubDomain,
    DomainSquat,
    HostProvider,
    RegisteredDate,
    CreatedDate,
    ThreatActor,
    ProductName,
    ProviderName

YAML

id: 10bdf525-5b89-4a25-933a-e63e73b915f1
relevantTechniques:
- T1583.001
- T1586.002
- T1566.002
- T1566.001
- T1071.003
- T1071.001
triggerOperator: gt
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Cyfirma Brand Intelligence/Analytic Rules/BIDomainImpersonationHighRule.yaml
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: DomainName
    columnName: Domain
  entityType: DNS
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: DomainName
    columnName: DomainSquat
  entityType: DNS
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - CyfirmaBIDomainITAssetAlerts_CL
  connectorId: CyfirmaBrandIntelligenceAlertsDC
queryFrequency: 5m
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
queryPeriod: 5m
status: Available
incidentConfiguration:
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: false
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    matchingMethod: AllEntities
    lookbackDuration: PT5H
  createIncident: true
query: |
  // High severity-  Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation
  let timeFrame = 5m;
  CyfirmaBIDomainITAssetAlerts_CL
  | where severity == 'Critical' and TimeGenerated between (ago(timeFrame) .. now())
  | extend
      Description=description,
      FirstSeen=first_seen,
      LastSeen=last_seen,
      RiskScore=risk_score,
      AlertUID=alert_uid,
      UID=uid,
      Domain=domain,
      DRDomain=dr_domain,
      DRSubDomain=dr_sub_domain,
      DomainSquat=signature,
      HostProvider=host_provider,
      RegisteredDate=registered_date,
      CreatedDate=created_date,
      ThreatActor=suspected_threat_actor,
      ProviderName='CYFIRMA',
      ProductName='DeCYFIR/DeTCT'
  | project
      TimeGenerated,
      Description,
      RiskScore,
      FirstSeen,
      LastSeen,
      AlertUID,
      UID,
      Domain,
      DRDomain,
      DRSubDomain,
      DomainSquat,
      HostProvider,
      RegisteredDate,
      CreatedDate,
      ThreatActor,
      ProductName,
      ProviderName  
name: CYFIRMA - Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation High Rule
kind: Scheduled
description: |
  "This analytics rule detects high-risk domain impersonation activity, where newly registered or existing domains closely resemble the legitimate brand name or organizational assets. 
  These suspicious domains may use typosquatting, homoglyphs, or brand keywords to mislead users, steal credentials, or host phishing/malicious content. 
  The domains are identified through CYFIRMA's external threat intelligence feeds and flagged due to potential misuse in impersonation, fraud, or social engineering attacks targeting employees, customers, or partners. 
  Early detection of these domains enables proactive mitigation measures such as domain takedown, DNS blocking, and awareness campaigns."  
severity: High
tactics:
- ResourceDevelopment
- InitialAccess
- CommandAndControl
triggerThreshold: 0
version: 1.0.1
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDynamicProperties:
  - alertProperty: ProductName
    value: ProductName
  - alertProperty: ProviderName
    value: ProviderName
  alertDisplayNameFormat: 'CYFIRMA - High Severity Alert - Malicious Domain Impersonation of Corporate Brand - Domain Squat: {{DomainSquat}} '
  alertDescriptionFormat: '{{Description}} '
customDetails:
  CreatedDate: CreatedDate
  DRDomain: DRDomain
  FirstSeen: FirstSeen
  DRSubDomain: DRSubDomain
  AlertUID: AlertUID
  RegisteredDate: RegisteredDate
  DomainSquat: DomainSquat
  HostProvider: HostProvider
  UID: UID
  ThreatActor: ThreatActor
  RiskScore: RiskScore
  LastSeen: LastSeen
  Domain: Domain
  Description: Description
  TimeGenerated: TimeGenerated

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