Description

Detects inbound messages carrying an .ics calendar attachment that impersonate meeting invites, referencing dial-in details such as PIN resets, local numbers, or conference IDs. These messages include a tracked link redirecting through the sender's own domain (e.g. /ls/click) and use generic, template-style subject lines like 'Management Progress Meeting' or 'Project Closeout Report', often appended with a machine-generated timestamp. The sending domains are typically unrelated or compromised businesses rather than legitimate meeting platforms, and the pattern is consistent with a phishing kit automating fake meeting invitations to harvest clicks or credentials.

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Created Aug 27th, 2026 • Last updated Aug 27th, 2026
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type.inbound
and any(attachments,
        (
          .file_type == "ics"
          or .file_extension == "ics"
          or .content_type in ("application/ics", "text/calendar")
        )
)
and 2 of (
  strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, 'join the meeting now'),
  strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, 'reset dial-in pin'),
  strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, 'find a local number'),
  strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, 'phone conference id')
)
and any(body.current_thread.links,
        .href_url.domain.root_domain == sender.email.domain.root_domain
        and strings.istarts_with(.href_url.path, "/ls/click")
)
and 2 of (
  strings.icontains(subject.subject, 'project implementing agreement kick-off'),
  strings.icontains(subject.subject, 'management progress meeting'),
  strings.icontains(subject.subject, 'finance committee meeting'),
  strings.icontains(subject.subject, 'project closeout report'),
  strings.icontains(subject.subject, '(and new time)'),
  // kit personalizes with the target org name: "Discussion w/ <Company>:"
  (
    regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'discussion w/ .{1,40}:')
    or 
    // machine-appended timestamp
    regex.icontains(subject.subject,
                    '(?:\d{1,2}:\d{2}:\d{2}|\d{1,2}:\d{2}\s*(?:am|pm))\s*$'
    )
  )
)
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