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Description

Impersonation of Square, typically containing security-related language, secure message notifications, or credential theft indicators from unauthorized senders.

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Created Oct 16th, 2025 • Last updated Oct 16th, 2025
Source
type.inbound
and (
  // levenshtein distance similar to Square
  (
    strings.ilevenshtein(strings.replace_confusables(sender.display_name),
                         'square'
    ) <= 1
    and sender.display_name not in ("SquareX")
  )
  or any(ml.logo_detect(file.message_screenshot()).brands,
         .name == "Square" and .confidence == "high"
  )
)
and (
  (
    any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).topics,
        .name in (
          "Security and Authentication",
          "Secure Message",
          "Reminders and Notifications"
        )
        and .confidence in ("medium", "high")
    )
    and not any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).topics,
                .name in ("Newsletters and Digests", "Entertainment and Sports")
                and .confidence in ("medium", "high")
    )
  )
  or (
    any(ml.nlu_classifier(beta.ocr(file.message_screenshot()).text).topics,
        .name in (
          "Security and Authentication",
          "Secure Message",
          "Reminders and Notifications"
        )
        and .confidence in ("medium", "high")
        and beta.ocr(file.message_screenshot()).text != ""
    )
    and not any(ml.nlu_classifier(beta.ocr(file.message_screenshot()).text).topics,
                .name in ("Newsletters and Digests", "Entertainment and Sports")
                and .confidence in ("medium", "high")
    )
  )
  or any(ml.nlu_classifier(body.current_thread.text).intents,
         .name == "cred_theft" and .confidence == "high"
  )
  or any(ml.nlu_classifier(beta.ocr(file.message_screenshot()).text).intents,
         .name == "cred_theft" and .confidence == "high"
  )
)

// and the sender is not in org_domains or from Square domains and passes auth
and not (
  sender.email.domain.root_domain in $org_domains
  or (
    sender.email.domain.root_domain in (
      "square.com",
      "squareup.com",
      "block.com"
    )
    and headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
  )
)
// and the sender is not from high trust sender root domains
and (
  (
    sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
    and not headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
  )
  or sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
)
and (
  not profile.by_sender().solicited
  or not headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
  or not headers.auth_summary.spf.pass
)
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