Lookout - Critical Smishing and Phishing Alerts v2

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Id	7a3e5f9b-4c8d-4a2e-9f1b-6d8e2a4c7f9e
Rulename	Lookout - Critical Smishing and Phishing Alerts (v2)
Description	Detects critical smishing (SMS phishing) and phishing alerts from Lookout Mobile Risk API v2. This rule identifies sophisticated social engineering attacks including CEO fraud, credential harvesting, and malicious link campaigns targeting mobile devices. Leverages enhanced v2 smishing detection capabilities for comprehensive mobile threat protection.
Severity	High
Tactics	InitialAccess CredentialAccess Collection Discovery
Techniques	T1660 T1417 T1423
Required data connectors	LookoutAPI
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	5m
Query period	15m
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Lookout/Analytic Rules/LookoutSmishingAlertV2.yaml
Version	2.0.3
Arm template	7a3e5f9b-4c8d-4a2e-9f1b-6d8e2a4c7f9e.json

KQL

LookoutEvents
| where EventType == "SMISHING_ALERT"
| where SmishingAlertSeverity in ("CRITICAL", "HIGH")
| where SmishingAlertType in ("PHISHING_DETECTION", "FRAUD_DETECTION", "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING")
| extend 
    AlertRiskScore = case(
        SmishingAlertSeverity == "CRITICAL", 10,
        SmishingAlertSeverity == "HIGH", 8,
        SmishingAlertSeverity == "MEDIUM", 5,
        SmishingAlertSeverity == "LOW", 2,
        1
    ),
    ThreatCategory = case(
        SmishingAlertType == "PHISHING_DETECTION", "Phishing",
        SmishingAlertType == "FRAUD_DETECTION", "Fraud",
        SmishingAlertType == "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING", "Credential Theft",
        SmishingAlertType == "MALICIOUS_LINK", "Malicious Link",
        "Other"
    ),
    ImpersonationRisk = case(
        SmishingAlertDescription has "CEO" or SmishingAlertDescription has "executive", "Executive Impersonation",
        SmishingAlertDescription has "IT" or SmishingAlertDescription has "support", "IT Support Impersonation", 
        SmishingAlertDescription has "bank" or SmishingAlertDescription has "financial", "Financial Impersonation",
        SmishingAlertDescription has "delivery" or SmishingAlertDescription has "package", "Delivery Impersonation",
        "Generic Phishing"
    )
| extend DeviceRiskLevel = case(
    DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_HIGH", "High",
    DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_MEDIUM", "Medium", 
    DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_LOW", "Low",
    "Unknown"
)
| extend CampaignIndicators = case(
    AlertRiskScore >= 8 and DeviceRiskLevel == "High", "Targeted Campaign",
    AlertRiskScore >= 6 and ImpersonationRisk != "Generic Phishing", "Sophisticated Attack",
    AlertRiskScore >= 5, "Coordinated Threat",
    "Isolated Incident"
)
| project
    TimeGenerated,
    EventId,
    SmishingAlertId,
    SmishingAlertType,
    SmishingAlertSeverity,
    SmishingAlertDescription,
    AlertRiskScore,
    ThreatCategory,
    ImpersonationRisk,
    CampaignIndicators,
    DeviceGuid,
    DevicePlatform,
    DeviceOSVersion,
    DeviceManufacturer,
    DeviceModel,
    DeviceEmailAddress,
    DeviceSecurityStatus,
    DeviceRiskLevel,
    TargetEmailAddress,
    TargetPlatform,
    ActorType,
    ActorGuid,
    ChangeType

YAML

version: 2.0.3
description: |
    'Detects critical smishing (SMS phishing) and phishing alerts from Lookout Mobile Risk API v2. This rule identifies sophisticated social engineering attacks including CEO fraud, credential harvesting, and malicious link campaigns targeting mobile devices. Leverages enhanced v2 smishing detection capabilities for comprehensive mobile threat protection.'
queryPeriod: 15m
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: DeviceEmailAddress
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: TargetEmailAddress
    identifier: Name
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: DeviceGuid
    identifier: HostName
  - columnName: DevicePlatform
    identifier: OSFamily
  - columnName: DeviceOSVersion
    identifier: OSVersion
- entityType: URL
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SmishingAlertDescription
    identifier: Url
status: Available
id: 7a3e5f9b-4c8d-4a2e-9f1b-6d8e2a4c7f9e
customDetails:
  ThreatCategory: ThreatCategory
  DeviceSecStatus: DeviceSecurityStatus
  DeviceRiskLevel: DeviceRiskLevel
  CampaignIndicators: CampaignIndicators
  SmishSeverity: SmishingAlertSeverity
  SmishAlertType: SmishingAlertType
  AlertRiskScore: AlertRiskScore
  ImpersonationRisk: ImpersonationRisk
  DevicePlatform: DevicePlatform
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- CredentialAccess
- Collection
- Discovery
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertTacticsColumnName: ThreatCategory
  alertSeverityColumnName: SmishingAlertSeverity
  alertDescriptionFormat: '{{SmishingAlertSeverity}} {{ThreatCategory}} attack on {{DevicePlatform}}'
  alertDisplayNameFormat: 'Critical Smishing Alert: {{ThreatCategory}} targeting {{DevicePlatform}} Device'
name: Lookout - Critical Smishing and Phishing Alerts (v2)
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
incidentConfiguration:
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: true
    matchingMethod: Selected
    groupByCustomDetails:
    - ThreatCategory
    - ImpersonationRisk
    - CampaignIndicators
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    lookbackDuration: P1D
    groupByEntities:
    - Account
    - Host
    groupByAlertDetails:
    - SmishAlertType
    - DeviceGuid
  createIncident: true
queryFrequency: 5m
suppressionDuration: PT1H
triggerThreshold: 0
suppressionEnabled: false
triggerOperator: gt
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Lookout/Analytic Rules/LookoutSmishingAlertV2.yaml
kind: Scheduled
relevantTechniques:
- T1660
- T1417
- T1423
query: |
  LookoutEvents
  | where EventType == "SMISHING_ALERT"
  | where SmishingAlertSeverity in ("CRITICAL", "HIGH")
  | where SmishingAlertType in ("PHISHING_DETECTION", "FRAUD_DETECTION", "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING")
  | extend 
      AlertRiskScore = case(
          SmishingAlertSeverity == "CRITICAL", 10,
          SmishingAlertSeverity == "HIGH", 8,
          SmishingAlertSeverity == "MEDIUM", 5,
          SmishingAlertSeverity == "LOW", 2,
          1
      ),
      ThreatCategory = case(
          SmishingAlertType == "PHISHING_DETECTION", "Phishing",
          SmishingAlertType == "FRAUD_DETECTION", "Fraud",
          SmishingAlertType == "CREDENTIAL_HARVESTING", "Credential Theft",
          SmishingAlertType == "MALICIOUS_LINK", "Malicious Link",
          "Other"
      ),
      ImpersonationRisk = case(
          SmishingAlertDescription has "CEO" or SmishingAlertDescription has "executive", "Executive Impersonation",
          SmishingAlertDescription has "IT" or SmishingAlertDescription has "support", "IT Support Impersonation", 
          SmishingAlertDescription has "bank" or SmishingAlertDescription has "financial", "Financial Impersonation",
          SmishingAlertDescription has "delivery" or SmishingAlertDescription has "package", "Delivery Impersonation",
          "Generic Phishing"
      )
  | extend DeviceRiskLevel = case(
      DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_HIGH", "High",
      DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_MEDIUM", "Medium", 
      DeviceSecurityStatus == "THREATS_LOW", "Low",
      "Unknown"
  )
  | extend CampaignIndicators = case(
      AlertRiskScore >= 8 and DeviceRiskLevel == "High", "Targeted Campaign",
      AlertRiskScore >= 6 and ImpersonationRisk != "Generic Phishing", "Sophisticated Attack",
      AlertRiskScore >= 5, "Coordinated Threat",
      "Isolated Incident"
  )
  | project
      TimeGenerated,
      EventId,
      SmishingAlertId,
      SmishingAlertType,
      SmishingAlertSeverity,
      SmishingAlertDescription,
      AlertRiskScore,
      ThreatCategory,
      ImpersonationRisk,
      CampaignIndicators,
      DeviceGuid,
      DevicePlatform,
      DeviceOSVersion,
      DeviceManufacturer,
      DeviceModel,
      DeviceEmailAddress,
      DeviceSecurityStatus,
      DeviceRiskLevel,
      TargetEmailAddress,
      TargetPlatform,
      ActorType,
      ActorGuid,
      ChangeType  
severity: High
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: LookoutAPI
  dataTypes:
  - LookoutEvents

ARM