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Service abuse: Dropbox share with suspicious sender or document name

Description

The detection rule is intended to match on messages sent from DropBox indicating a shared file to the recipient which contains suspicious content within the document or sender display name.

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Created Nov 25th, 2024 • Last updated Jan 12th, 2026
Source
type.inbound

// Legitimate Dropbox sending infratructure
and sender.email.email == "no-reply@dropbox.com"
and headers.auth_summary.spf.pass
and headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
and strings.ends_with(headers.auth_summary.spf.details.designator,
                      '.dropbox.com'
)
and strings.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared')
and strings.icontains(subject.subject, 'with you')
and (
  // contains the word dropbox
  // everything not "shared" and "with you" is actor controlled
  strings.icontains(subject.subject, 'dropbox')
  or strings.icontains(subject.subject, 'sharefile')

  // sender names part of the subject
  or (
    // Billing Accounting
    regex.icontains(subject.subject,
                    'Accounts? (?:Payable|Receivable).*shared',
                    'Billing Support.*shared'
    )

    // HR/Payroll/Legal/etc
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'Compliance HR.*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject,
                       '(?:Compliance|Executive|Finance|\bHR\b|\bIT\b|Legal|Payroll|Purchasing|Operations|Security|Training|Support).*shared'
    )
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, '(?:Department|Team).*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'Corporate Communications.*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'Employee Relations.*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'Office Manager.*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'Risk Management.*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'Payroll Admin(?:istrator).*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'Human Resources.*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'HR.*shared')

    // IT related
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject,
                       'IT Support.*shared',
                       'Information Technology.*shared',
                       '(?:Network|System)? Admin(?:istrator).*shared',
                       'Help Desk.*shared',
                       'Tech(?:nical) Support.*shared'
    )

    // an email address in the subject is also interesting
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, '\w+@\w+\.\w+.*shared')
  )
  // filename analysis
  // the filename is also contianed in the subject line
  or (
    // untitled.paper
    regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\"Untitled.paper')
    // scanner themed
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*scanne[rd]')
    // image theme
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*_IMG_')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*IMG[_-](?:\d|\W)+\"')
    // ondrive theme
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*one_docx')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*One.?Drive')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*click here')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Download PDF')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Validate')

    // Invoice Themes
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Invoice')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*INV\b')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Payment')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*ACH')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Wire Confirmation')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*P[O0]\W+?\d+\"')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\"P[O0](?:\W+?|\d+)')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*receipt')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Billing')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*statement')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Past Due')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Remit(?:tance)?')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Purchase Order')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Settlement')

    // contract language
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Contract Agreement')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Pr[0o]p[0o]sal')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Contract Doc')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Claim Doc')

    // Payroll/HR
    // section also used in link_sharepoint_sus_name.yml with modified input
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Payroll')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Employee Pay\b')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Salary')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Benefit Enrollment')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Employee Handbook')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Reimbursement Approved')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject,
                       'shared.*\".*(?:Faculty|Staff)\s*(?:\w+\s+){0,3}\s*Eval(?:uation)?'
    )

    // shared files/extenstion
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Shared.?File')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Urgent')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Important')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Secure')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Encrypt')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*shared')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*protected')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*\.docx?\.pdf')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*\.docx?\.paper')
    // all caps filename allowing for numbers, punct and spaces, and an optional file extenstion
    or regex.contains(subject.subject,
                      'shared \"[A-Z0-9[:punct:]\s]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z]{3,5})\"'
    )
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject,
                       'shared \".*(?:shared|sent).*\" with you'
    )

    // MFA theme
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*Verification Code')
    or regex.icontains(subject.subject, 'shared.*\".*\bMFA\b')

    // the reply-to address is within the subject
    or any(headers.reply_to,
           strings.icontains(subject.subject, .email.domain.domain)
    )
  )
)
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