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Red Sift - Email with URL to previously unseen domain

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Id8972b513-12a2-4b46-8263-3f091d88a8bc
RulenameRed Sift - Email with URL to previously unseen domain
DescriptionDetects email forensics events containing one or more URLs whose domain has not been seen in the previous 14 days, which may indicate newly observed phishing infrastructure or suspicious delivery patterns.
SeverityMedium
TacticsInitialAccess
TechniquesT1566
Required data connectorsRedSiftPush
KindScheduled
Query frequency1h
Query period14d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Red Sift/Analytic Rules/RedSiftEmailUrlWithNewDomain.yaml
Version1.0.0
Arm template8972b513-12a2-4b46-8263-3f091d88a8bc.json
Deploy To Azure
let lookback = 14d;
let recentWindow = 1h;
let historicalDomains = RedSiftEmailForensics_CL
| extend EmailUrls = todynamic(EmailUrls)
| where TimeGenerated between (ago(lookback) .. ago(recentWindow))
| where isnotempty(EmailUrls) and array_length(EmailUrls) > 0
| mv-expand Url = EmailUrls
| extend UrlString = tostring(Url.url_string)
| where isnotempty(UrlString)
| extend UrlDomain = tostring(parse_url(UrlString).Host)
| where isnotempty(UrlDomain)
| summarize by UrlDomain;
RedSiftEmailForensics_CL
| extend
    EmailFrom = tostring(column_ifexists("EmailFrom", "")),
    EmailSubject = tostring(column_ifexists("EmailSubject", "")),
    EmailReturnPath = tostring(column_ifexists("EmailReturnPath", "")),
    EmailMessageUid = tostring(column_ifexists("EmailMessageUid", "")),
    SrcIp = tostring(column_ifexists("SrcIp", "")),
    DstHostname = tostring(column_ifexists("DstHostname", "")),
    Severity = tostring(column_ifexists("Severity", "")),
    Message = tostring(column_ifexists("Message", "")),
    CorrelationUid = tostring(column_ifexists("CorrelationUid", "")),
    EmailUrls = todynamic(EmailUrls)
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(recentWindow)
| where isnotempty(EmailUrls) and array_length(EmailUrls) > 0
| mv-expand Url = EmailUrls
| extend UrlString = tostring(Url.url_string)
| where isnotempty(UrlString)
| extend UrlDomain = tostring(parse_url(UrlString).Host)
| where isnotempty(UrlDomain)
| join kind=leftanti (historicalDomains) on UrlDomain
| summarize
    NewUrlDomains = make_set(UrlDomain, 50),
    NewUrls = make_set(UrlString, 50),
    NewDomainCount = dcount(UrlDomain),
    UrlCount = dcount(UrlString),
    RepresentativeUrlDomain = take_any(UrlDomain)
    by TimeGenerated,
    EmailFrom,
    EmailSubject,
    EmailReturnPath,
    EmailMessageUid,
    SrcIp,
    DstHostname,
    Severity,
    Message,
    CorrelationUid
| extend
    NewUrlDomainList = strcat_array(NewUrlDomains, ", "),
    NewUrlList = strcat_array(NewUrls, ", ")
| project
    TimeGenerated,
    EmailFrom,
    EmailSubject,
    EmailReturnPath,
    EmailMessageUid,
    SrcIp,
    DstHostname,
    RepresentativeUrlDomain,
    NewDomainCount,
    UrlCount,
    NewUrlDomainList,
    NewUrlList,
    Severity,
    Message,
    CorrelationUid
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: EmailFrom
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: SrcIp
- entityType: DNS
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: DomainName
    columnName: RepresentativeUrlDomain
tactics:
- InitialAccess
suppressionEnabled: false
suppressionDuration: PT1H
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - RedSiftEmailForensics_CL
  connectorId: RedSiftPush
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: RedSift - URL to new domain in email from {{EmailFrom}}
  alertDescriptionFormat: 'Email from {{EmailFrom}} contains {{NewDomainCount}} previously unseen URL domain(s): {{NewUrlDomainList}}.'
incidentConfiguration:
  groupingConfiguration:
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    lookbackDuration: P1D
    groupByEntities:
    - Account
    - DNS
    groupByCustomDetails:
    - EmailSubject
    enabled: true
    matchingMethod: Selected
  createIncident: true
id: 8972b513-12a2-4b46-8263-3f091d88a8bc
severity: Medium
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
status: Available
customDetails:
  EmailSubject: EmailSubject
  CorrelationUid: CorrelationUid
  NewUrlList: NewUrlList
  NewDomainCount: NewDomainCount
  ReturnPath: EmailReturnPath
  NewUrlDomainList: NewUrlDomainList
query: |
  let lookback = 14d;
  let recentWindow = 1h;
  let historicalDomains = RedSiftEmailForensics_CL
  | extend EmailUrls = todynamic(EmailUrls)
  | where TimeGenerated between (ago(lookback) .. ago(recentWindow))
  | where isnotempty(EmailUrls) and array_length(EmailUrls) > 0
  | mv-expand Url = EmailUrls
  | extend UrlString = tostring(Url.url_string)
  | where isnotempty(UrlString)
  | extend UrlDomain = tostring(parse_url(UrlString).Host)
  | where isnotempty(UrlDomain)
  | summarize by UrlDomain;
  RedSiftEmailForensics_CL
  | extend
      EmailFrom = tostring(column_ifexists("EmailFrom", "")),
      EmailSubject = tostring(column_ifexists("EmailSubject", "")),
      EmailReturnPath = tostring(column_ifexists("EmailReturnPath", "")),
      EmailMessageUid = tostring(column_ifexists("EmailMessageUid", "")),
      SrcIp = tostring(column_ifexists("SrcIp", "")),
      DstHostname = tostring(column_ifexists("DstHostname", "")),
      Severity = tostring(column_ifexists("Severity", "")),
      Message = tostring(column_ifexists("Message", "")),
      CorrelationUid = tostring(column_ifexists("CorrelationUid", "")),
      EmailUrls = todynamic(EmailUrls)
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(recentWindow)
  | where isnotempty(EmailUrls) and array_length(EmailUrls) > 0
  | mv-expand Url = EmailUrls
  | extend UrlString = tostring(Url.url_string)
  | where isnotempty(UrlString)
  | extend UrlDomain = tostring(parse_url(UrlString).Host)
  | where isnotempty(UrlDomain)
  | join kind=leftanti (historicalDomains) on UrlDomain
  | summarize
      NewUrlDomains = make_set(UrlDomain, 50),
      NewUrls = make_set(UrlString, 50),
      NewDomainCount = dcount(UrlDomain),
      UrlCount = dcount(UrlString),
      RepresentativeUrlDomain = take_any(UrlDomain)
      by TimeGenerated,
      EmailFrom,
      EmailSubject,
      EmailReturnPath,
      EmailMessageUid,
      SrcIp,
      DstHostname,
      Severity,
      Message,
      CorrelationUid
  | extend
      NewUrlDomainList = strcat_array(NewUrlDomains, ", "),
      NewUrlList = strcat_array(NewUrls, ", ")
  | project
      TimeGenerated,
      EmailFrom,
      EmailSubject,
      EmailReturnPath,
      EmailMessageUid,
      SrcIp,
      DstHostname,
      RepresentativeUrlDomain,
      NewDomainCount,
      UrlCount,
      NewUrlDomainList,
      NewUrlList,
      Severity,
      Message,
      CorrelationUid  
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Red Sift/Analytic Rules/RedSiftEmailUrlWithNewDomain.yaml
kind: Scheduled
queryPeriod: 14d
version: 1.0.0
name: Red Sift - Email with URL to previously unseen domain
queryFrequency: 1h
triggerThreshold: 0
relevantTechniques:
- T1566
description: |
    'Detects email forensics events containing one or more URLs whose domain has not been seen in the previous 14 days, which may indicate newly observed phishing infrastructure or suspicious delivery patterns.'
triggerOperator: gt