Medium Severity

Sender: Suspicious CC suffix in sender display name

Description

Detects inbound messages where the sender's display name ends with a 'cc:' or 'CC:' suffix, a tactic often used to appear as though they're recipients rather than part of the attacker's sender identity.

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Sublime Security
Created Sep 16th, 2026 • Last updated Sep 16th, 2026
Source
type.inbound
and strings.ends_with(sender.display_name, 'cc:', 'CC:')
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