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Description

Impersonation of Netflix.

min0k
Created Aug 17th, 2023 • Last updated Feb 3rd, 2026
Source
type.inbound
and (
  // obfuscated sender display name
  (
    sender.display_name is not null
    and (
      regex.icontains(strings.replace_confusables(sender.display_name),
                      '[nm]etf[li][il]x'
      )
      or strings.ilevenshtein(strings.replace_confusables(sender.display_name),
                              'netflix'
      ) <= 1
      or regex.icontains(strings.replace_confusables(sender.display_name),
                         'n.{0,3}e.{0,3}t.{0,3}f.{0,3}l.{0,3}i.{0,3}x.{0,3}'
      )
    )
  )
  // obfuscated sender email domain
  or regex.icontains(strings.replace_confusables(sender.email.domain.domain),
                     '[nm]etf[li][il]x'
  )
  // logo detection on message screenshot (no link analysis)
  or (
    any(ml.logo_detect(file.message_screenshot()).brands,
        .name == "Netflix" and .confidence in ("medium", "high")
    )
    and (
      // non NLU based keywords on the screenshot
      regex.icontains(beta.ocr(file.message_screenshot()).text,
                      'suspen(?:ded|sion)'
      )
      or 
      // combo of NLU cred_theft + financial + Customer Service and Support
      (
        any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
            .name == "cred_theft"
        )
        and any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).entities,
                .name == "financial"
        )
        and any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).topics,
                .name == "Customer Service and Support"
        )
      )
    )
  )
  // Address Detection
  or 2 of (
    strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, 'Netflix, Inc'),
    strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, '100 Winchester Circle'),
    strings.icontains(body.current_thread.text, 'Los Gatos, CA 95032')
  )
  // unusual recipient pattern + logo detect + credphish dispoistion
  or (
    (
      length(recipients.to) == 0
      or (
        all(recipients.to, .email.domain.valid == false)
        and all(recipients.cc, .email.domain.valid == false)
      )
    )
    and any(ml.logo_detect(file.message_screenshot()).brands,
            .name == "Netflix" and .confidence in ("medium", "high")
    )
    and (
      any(body.links,
          ml.link_analysis(.).credphish.disposition == "phishing"
          and ml.link_analysis(.).credphish.confidence in ("medium", "high")
      )
    )
  )
)
// negation of legit domains
and not (
  sender.email.domain.root_domain in (
    'netflix.com',
    'dvd.com',
    'netflixfamily.com',
    'netflixpreviewclub.com',
    'netflixanimation.com',
    'envoy.com',
    'lexisnexis.com',
    'netflix.shop',
    'netflixcontractors.com', // owned by netflix
    'netflixevents.com', // owned by netflix
    'netelixir.com', // unrelated marketing
    'netflixhouse.com', // owned by netflix
    'instagram.com',
    'netflix.net',
    'netflixshopsupport.com', // owned by netflix
    'netflixpartner.com', // owned by netflix
  )
  and coalesce(headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, false)
)
and not (
  sender.email.domain.domain in (
    'netflix.zendesk.com' // netflix actual support
  )
  and coalesce(headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, false)
)
and not profile.by_sender_email().solicited
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