CYFIRMA - Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation Medium Rule

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Id	8f97ddbe-ab66-4f6c-b675-73b5eeb07259
Rulename	CYFIRMA - Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation Medium 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	Medium
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%20Brand%20Intelligence/Analytic%20Rules/BIDomainImpersonationMediumRule.yaml
Version	1.0.1
Arm template	8f97ddbe-ab66-4f6c-b675-73b5eeb07259.json

KQL

// Medium severity Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation
let timeFrame = 5m;
CyfirmaBIDomainITAssetAlerts_CL
| where severity == 'High' 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

incidentConfiguration:
  groupingConfiguration:
    lookbackDuration: PT5H
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    matchingMethod: AllEntities
    enabled: false
  createIncident: true
name: CYFIRMA - Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation Medium Rule
triggerOperator: gt
kind: Scheduled
queryFrequency: 5m
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."
id: 8f97ddbe-ab66-4f6c-b675-73b5eeb07259
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 5m
query: |
  // Medium severity Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation
  let timeFrame = 5m;
  CyfirmaBIDomainITAssetAlerts_CL
  | where severity == 'High' 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
version: 1.0.1
customDetails:
  LastSeen: LastSeen
  ThreatActor: ThreatActor
  DRDomain: DRDomain
  DomainSquat: DomainSquat
  TimeGenerated: TimeGenerated
  Description: Description
  CreatedDate: CreatedDate
  DRSubDomain: DRSubDomain
  RiskScore: RiskScore
  AlertUID: AlertUID
  UID: UID
  FirstSeen: FirstSeen
  RegisteredDate: RegisteredDate
  HostProvider: HostProvider
  Domain: Domain
status: Available
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: CyfirmaBrandIntelligenceAlertsDC
  dataTypes:
  - CyfirmaBIDomainITAssetAlerts_CL
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Cyfirma%20Brand%20Intelligence/Analytic%20Rules/BIDomainImpersonationMediumRule.yaml
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDescriptionFormat: '{{Description}} '
  alertDisplayNameFormat: 'CYFIRMA - Medium Severity Alert - Malicious Domain Impersonation of Corporate Brand - Domain Squat: {{DomainSquat}} '
  alertDynamicProperties:
  - value: ProductName
    alertProperty: ProductName
  - value: ProviderName
    alertProperty: ProviderName
relevantTechniques:
- T1583.001
- T1586.002
- T1566.002
- T1566.001
- T1071.003
- T1071.001
tactics:
- ResourceDevelopment
- InitialAccess
- CommandAndControl
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: DomainName
    columnName: Domain
  entityType: DNS
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: DomainName
    columnName: DomainSquat
  entityType: DNS

ARM

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/8f97ddbe-ab66-4f6c-b675-73b5eeb07259')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/8f97ddbe-ab66-4f6c-b675-73b5eeb07259')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertDetailsOverride": {
          "alertDescriptionFormat": "{{Description}} ",
          "alertDisplayNameFormat": "CYFIRMA - Medium Severity Alert - Malicious Domain Impersonation of Corporate Brand - Domain Squat: {{DomainSquat}} ",
          "alertDynamicProperties": [
            {
              "alertProperty": "ProductName",
              "value": "ProductName"
            },
            {
              "alertProperty": "ProviderName",
              "value": "ProviderName"
            }
          ]
        },
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "8f97ddbe-ab66-4f6c-b675-73b5eeb07259",
        "customDetails": {
          "AlertUID": "AlertUID",
          "CreatedDate": "CreatedDate",
          "Description": "Description",
          "Domain": "Domain",
          "DomainSquat": "DomainSquat",
          "DRDomain": "DRDomain",
          "DRSubDomain": "DRSubDomain",
          "FirstSeen": "FirstSeen",
          "HostProvider": "HostProvider",
          "LastSeen": "LastSeen",
          "RegisteredDate": "RegisteredDate",
          "RiskScore": "RiskScore",
          "ThreatActor": "ThreatActor",
          "TimeGenerated": "TimeGenerated",
          "UID": "UID"
        },
        "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. \nThese suspicious domains may use typosquatting, homoglyphs, or brand keywords to mislead users, steal credentials, or host phishing/malicious content. \nThe 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. \nEarly detection of these domains enables proactive mitigation measures such as domain takedown, DNS blocking, and awareness campaigns.\"\n",
        "displayName": "CYFIRMA - Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation Medium Rule",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "DNS",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Domain",
                "identifier": "DomainName"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "DNS",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "DomainSquat",
                "identifier": "DomainName"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "eventGroupingSettings": {
          "aggregationKind": "AlertPerResult"
        },
        "incidentConfiguration": {
          "createIncident": true,
          "groupingConfiguration": {
            "enabled": false,
            "lookbackDuration": "PT5H",
            "matchingMethod": "AllEntities",
            "reopenClosedIncident": false
          }
        },
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Cyfirma%20Brand%20Intelligence/Analytic%20Rules/BIDomainImpersonationMediumRule.yaml",
        "query": "// Medium severity Brand Intelligence - Domain Impersonation\nlet timeFrame = 5m;\nCyfirmaBIDomainITAssetAlerts_CL\n| where severity == 'High' and TimeGenerated between (ago(timeFrame) .. now())\n| extend\n    Description=description,\n    FirstSeen=first_seen,\n    LastSeen=last_seen,\n    RiskScore=risk_score,\n    AlertUID=alert_uid,\n    UID=uid,\n    Domain=domain,\n    DRDomain=dr_domain,\n    DRSubDomain=dr_sub_domain,\n    DomainSquat=signature,\n    HostProvider=host_provider,\n    RegisteredDate=registered_date,\n    CreatedDate=created_date,\n    ThreatActor=suspected_threat_actor,\n    ProviderName='CYFIRMA',\n    ProductName='DeCYFIR/DeTCT'\n| project\n    TimeGenerated,\n    Description,\n    RiskScore,\n    FirstSeen,\n    LastSeen,\n    AlertUID,\n    UID,\n    Domain,\n    DRDomain,\n    DRSubDomain,\n    DomainSquat,\n    HostProvider,\n    RegisteredDate,\n    CreatedDate,\n    ThreatActor,\n    ProductName,\n    ProviderName\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT5M",
        "queryPeriod": "PT5M",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [
          "T1583.001",
          "T1586.002",
          "T1566.002",
          "T1566.001",
          "T1071.003",
          "T1071.001"
        ],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "CommandAndControl",
          "InitialAccess",
          "ResourceDevelopment"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1071",
          "T1566",
          "T1583",
          "T1586"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.1",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}