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Subject: Suspicious bracketed reference

Description

Detects messages with subject lines containing bracketed patterns that follow a specific format with repeated characters, numeric sequences, and structured tracking identifiers commonly used in malicious automated messaging systems.

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Created Jan 12th, 2026 • Last updated Jan 12th, 2026
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type.inbound
and strings.contains(subject.base, '[')
and strings.ends_with(subject.base, ']')
and any(regex.extract(subject.base,
                      '\[(?P<first>.)(?P<second>.)\-(?P<second_part>[^\-]+)\-(?P<third_section>[^\]]+)\]$'
        ),
        .named_groups["first"] == .named_groups["second"]
        and regex.match(.named_groups["second_part"], '^\d+$')
        and regex.contains(.named_groups["third_section"], '\d+$')
        and strings.istarts_with(.named_groups["third_section"],
                                 .named_groups["first"]
        )
)
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