Unusual sender IP subnet

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Microsoft 365 Emails
Detection Modules	Email
Detector Tags	Spoofing
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Impersonation (T1656)
Severity	Informational

Description

This IP address has not been observed in correlation with the sender's fully qualified domain name within the last 30 days.

Attacker's Goals

Disguise the email's origin by spoofing the received header to appear as a trusted sender, impersonating a trusted source, aims to mislead recipients into disclosing private data or performing unsafe acts.

Investigative actions

• Review the email's received headers, to trace its path and spot spoofing signs.
• Examine the sender's IP address and domain reputation.
• Closely inspect the email content for malicious links, attachments, or requests for sensitive information.
• Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.

Variations

Unusual sender IP subnet associated with infrastructure or tunneling services

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Impersonation (T1656)
Severity	Informational

Description

This IP address has not been observed in correlation with the sender's fully qualified domain name within the last 30 days.

Attacker's Goals

Disguise the email's origin by spoofing the received header to appear as a trusted sender, impersonating a trusted source, aims to mislead recipients into disclosing private data or performing unsafe acts.

Investigative actions

• Review the email's received headers, to trace its path and spot spoofing signs.
• Examine the sender's IP address and domain reputation.
• Closely inspect the email content for malicious links, attachments, or requests for sensitive information.
• Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.

Unusual sender IP subnet associated with internal sender

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Impersonation (T1656)
Severity	Informational

Description

This IP address has not been observed in correlation with the sender's fully qualified domain name within the last 30 days.

Attacker's Goals

Disguise the email's origin by spoofing the received header to appear as a trusted sender, impersonating a trusted source, aims to mislead recipients into disclosing private data or performing unsafe acts.

Investigative actions

• Review the email's received headers, to trace its path and spot spoofing signs.
• Examine the sender's IP address and domain reputation.
• Closely inspect the email content for malicious links, attachments, or requests for sensitive information.
• Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.