Information Provided By ATTM Alerts

Anomali Targeted Threat Monitoring (ATTM ) service generates a Threat Bulletin for every alert related to your organization. You can use the information in these Threat Bulletins to remediate the threats related to each alert. Further, ATTM provides a consistent tagging structure for Threat Bulletins and associated intelligence, thus enabling you to operationalize ATTM data in search filters.

Exposed Subdomains

If a subdomain of your organization is exposed, ATTM creates a Threat Bulletin based on an Exposed Subdomains alert. The Threat Bulletin contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the subdomain that triggered the alert.

Example: 
"A Potentially Internal Subdomain is Exposed - <subdomain>"

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Information on whether the subdomain can be reached through a browser.
  • The keyword that triggered the alert.
  • Name of subdomain.
  • IP address to which the subdomain resolves.
  • Screenshot of the website, if available. If the website becomes available in the future, the Threat Bulletin is updated with a screenshot.
Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • exposed-subdomains: Enables filtering based on exposed subdomain registration alerts.

  • website-hosted: Added when a website is hosted on the exposed subdomain.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example: 

  • keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
exposed-subdomains

None

T1584.001
Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • Assess whether the site available on the subdomain is indeed internal. If it is internal, its public access should be revoked.

  • Check any services running on additional ports exposed to the Internet and have appropriate controls in place to limit external access. This must be done because ATTM only checks whether a website is hosted on an exposed subdomain (ports 80 and 443) to avoid running an active port scan against your infrastructure.
    Example:

    Use observables or ThreatModel search filter to find exposed subdomains where a website is hosted

    tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = "exposed-subdomains" and tag = “website-hosted”

Leaked Credentials

When a password is reused, a password leak may result in unauthorized access by attackers, scams, and phishing attacks. A Threat Bulletin generated for a Leaked Credentials alert notifies about potentially leaked employee credentials. The information is obtained from database leaks of compromised websites on which employees registered using their corporate email credentials. A Threat Bulletin generated for this type of alert contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the keyword that triggered the alert.

<number> Employee Credentials Found in Initial Scan - <keyword>

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Contents of related CSV file: Name, Email, Physical Address, Contact number, Plaintext Password, Hashed Password, and Leak Source.

    Note: Critical PII information is partially redacted.

  • Attachment with a password-protected zip file to look at plaintext passwords or other PII information. The file name is leaked_data.zip and the password is the API key for the ATTM service.

Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • leaked-credential: Enables filtering based on leaked credential alerts.

  • LeakedData:<type of data>: Possible tags include LeakedData:HashedPassword, LeakedData:Phone, LeakedData:Address, and LeakedData:PlainTextPassword.

  • PlainTextPassword:<redacted password>: Added for alerts that contain plain text password leaks.

  • HashedPassword:<hashed password>: Added for alerts that contain hashed password leaks.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example: keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

  • email: Indicates that the alert includes one or more compromised email addresses.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
leaked-credential

Compromised email ID

Observables associated with leaked credential threats are assigned low confidence scores. To push these observables to downstream integrations through ThreatStream Integrator, update your filter to include “confidence=20 and tag=leaked-credentials”

T1589.001
Recommendations

Depending on the context available, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • Reset your employee’s passwords to any external or internal resource, especially if hashed or plaintext passwords are leaked.

  • Set up monitoring for suspicious login activity or password failures for email addresses.

  • Alert employees of the matter.

Examples:

Use observables/ThreatModel search filter to find:

  • User emails with either leaked plaintext or hashed passwords.

tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = "leaked-credential" and (tag “LeakedData:HashedPassword” or tag = “LeakedData:PlainTextPassword”)

  • User emails with leaked phone numbers.

tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = "leaked-credential" and tag = “LeakedData:Phone”

Similar Domain Registration

New domains that are similar to your organization's domains may be used for phishing, domain squatting, brand abuse, and other types of attacks. ATTM detects similar domains, monitors issuing of an SSL certificate to identify suspicious SSL certificates, and provides open source phishing feed monitoring to prevent potential phishing attacks. A Threat Bulletin generated for the Similar Domain Registration alert contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the domain that triggered the alert.

Example:
‘New Similar Domain - anomali.online’

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Which company's domain the new domain relates to.

  • Website associated with the domain.

  • Screenshot of the website, if available. If the website becomes available in the future, the Threat Bulletin is updated with a screenshot.

  • Registrar information and contact details.

  • Hosting information and contact details.

  • IP address associated with the domain.

  • Attachments containing letters with relevant contact information.

Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • similar-domain-registration: Enables filtering based on similar domain registration alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example:

  •  keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

  • <types of extracted indicators>: Observable types extracted from the alert and associated with the Threat Bulletin.

    Examples:

 domain, url

Attachments

Depending on the information available, one or more of the following letter templates are attached to the Threat Bulletin:

  • takedown_letter_to_registrar.html

  • takedown_letter_to_hosting_company.html

  • takedown_letter_to_website_owner.html

You can use these letters and the contact information listed in the Threat Bulletin description to complete threat remediation.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
similar-domain-registration

Domain

IP

None
phishing

Domain

IP

URL

T1583.001

T1566

brand-abuse

Domain

IP

URL

T1583.001

T1566

suspicious-ssl-certificate None

T1587.003

T1608.003

parked-domain Domain None
Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

Similar domain registration

  • Try to take a similar domain down if it violates a brand’s trademark. If unsuccessful, submit a claim through ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. Anomali will continue monitoring the domain for 30 days and update the alert if a website is set up at a later point.

  • Blacklist a suspicious domain in any URL and mailing system to prevent employees from accessing it or recovering phishing letters originating from it. Send a domain takedown request to the email ID of the Registrar and hosting provider in the Threat Bulletin. The prefilled takedown email template is attached.
    Example:

    Use observables/ThreatModel search filter to find similar domain registrations.
    tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = "similar-domain-registration" and NOT (tag = "phishing" OR tag = "brand-abuse" OR tag = "suspicious-ssl-certificate")

    Potential brand abuse

    • Investigate the website contents to determine its threat to a brand name. If the website and or domain are suspected to be associated with malicious activity targeting Anomali or violation of a brand name’s trademark, attempt to take both down.
      Example:
      Use observables/ThreatModel search filter to find websites and domains that may violate a brand name’s trademark.
      tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = "brand-abuse"
      Potential phishing
      In case of a phishing attack targeting a brand name:

    • Contact the abuse department of the company the attack is hosted by and request to take the domain down.
    • Contact the Registrar if the phishing attack has a unique domain name.
    • Call the hosting company to expedite the process. The longer the site is online, the more credentials can be stolen.
      Example:
      Use observables/ThreatModel search filter to find potential phishing attacks targeting your company’s brand name.
      tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = "phishing"

Domain Expiration

To ensure timely domain registration renewal, a Threat Bulletin is sent to you a month before the domain expiration date and when it expires. The Threat Bulletin contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the domain that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Domain that is about to expire

  • Information on its potential impact

  • Registration date

  • Expiration date

Tags

Domain Expiration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • domain-expiration: Enables filtering based on domain expiration alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example:

  • keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
domain-expiration

Domain

 

Note: Observables associated with domain expiration alerts are imported with a confidence value of 20 to ensure they are not blocked by downstream integrations.

Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • Verify that your OPS team plans to renew the domain registration.

  • If your domain expires, purchase the domain again before somebody else gets hold of it.

Domain Hijacking

Note: This alert is available to ATTM+ subscribers only. See Get even more with ATTM+ for more information.

When an attacker gains access to your account at the Registrar, they can change the IP address associated with your domain. ATTM generates a Threat Bulletin for Domain Hijacking alerts to notify you that your website points to a suspicious IP address or that DNSSEC is not properly configured. The Threat Bulletin contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the domain that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Domain name
  • New IP address the domain points to
  • Hosting company
  • Contact information required to report abuse
  • Contact information for the website administrator
Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • domain-hijacking: Enables filtering based on domain hijacking alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example:

  •  keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
domain-hijacking

Domain

T1584.001
dnssec-missing

Domain

T1584.002

dnssec-misconfigured

Domain

None

Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • Investigate whether the suspected IP address associated with the domain is legitimately used by the customer or their service providers.

  • When the IP address is unfamiliar, verify that the domain is unexpired. If the domain is still owned by the Customer, but it points to an unfamiliar IP address, investigate the site pointed to the domain to determine the nature and severity of the threat. Contact the domain Registrar, if a threat is identified.

  • Refer to the Threat Bulletin description for details of the hosting provider that controls the IP address in case you want to initiate website takedown manually.

Rogue Apps

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Anomali monitors over 40 app stores worldwide to identify mobile apps that are offered under your brand's name without authorization. For a Rogue Apps type of alerts, ATTM generates a Threat Bulletin containing one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the brand that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Name of the App Store where the application is hosted
  • URL of the App Store
  • Name of the application
  • Application category
  • Developer name
  • Version
  • Publishing date
  • Description of application on the store
Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • rogue-app: Enables filtering based on rogue app alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example: 

  • keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
rogue-app

URL

T1475

T1476

T1444

Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • Verify that the app is an unsanctioned application developed by a third party.

  • Contact the app store owners and request to take the app down if you are confident that it violates your intellectual property rights.

  • Refer to the Threat Bulletin description for a link to the official takedown page. Using an integrator, block a specific URL in your IPS using to prevent your employees from downloading the app.

Fake Twitter Accounts

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For Fake Twitter Account alerts, ATTM creates a Threat Bulletin to notify you that a fake Twitter account doing brand impersonation is identified. A Threat Bulletin for this type of alerts contains one or more of the following information.

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the fake Twitter account that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Twitter URL

  • Twitter handle and username

  • Date of account registration

  • Number of followers and posts

  • Last post

  • Account profile picture, if available

Tags

Fake Twitter account Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • fake-twitter-accounts: Enables filtering based on fake twitter account alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

Example:

keyword:anomali.com

severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very high, high, medium, low, and very low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
fake-twitter accounts

None

T1585.001

Recommendations

If the account is found to be abusing Anomali's brand, trademark, or intellectual property, request Twitter to take it down. To report the account, do the following:

  1. Open the Twitter handle.

  2. Click the three dots button.

  3. Select Report @UserAnomali.

  4. Select They're pretending to be me or someone else.

  5. Select My company or brand.

You will be requested to provide Anomali's real Twitter account as well as a contact email to send the report to the Twitter's abuse team. Note that you must be logged in to your Twitter account to report an account.

Pastebin Brand Mentions

Note:  

  • This alert is available to ATTM+ subscribers only. See Get even more with ATTM+ for more information.

  • Employee Doxing alerts are now merged with Pastebin Brand Mentions alerts and are no longer delivered as a separate alert type.

When “Employee Doxing Incidents” or “ Leaked Employee Emails” subscriptions are not signed up for, a Pastebin Brand alert notifies that a customer’s brand mentioning is observed. A Threat Bulletin generated for this type of alerts contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the brand that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • URL of the pastebin post

  • Post title

  • Pastebin user

  • Post date

  • Post content

Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • pastebin-brand-mention: Enables filtering based on pastebin brand mention alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example:

  •  keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Bulletin Title Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
Brand Mentioned In Paste

None

T1593

T1591

Corporate E-mail Found in Paste Email T1589.002
Leaked Credentials Found in Paste Email T1589.01
Potential Doxing Incident None Note

Note: Observables associated with these alerts are imported with a confidence value of 20 to ensure they are not blocked by downstream integrations.

Recommendations Determine whether the content of the paste is malicious. Request Pastebin to take the paste down if it has malicious content. A Pastebin account is required to access the page.

Leaked Documents

Note: This alert is available to ATTM+ subscribers only. See Get even more with ATTM+ for more information.

A Leaked Documents alert is triggered when your sensitive documents are indexed by search engines, uploaded to malware analysis sites, or become available via publicly accessible AWS S3 buckets, Azure Blobs, and Digital Ocean. A Threat Bulletin generated for this type of alerst contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the document that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • URL of the file
  • S3 bucket (if found on S3)
  • Screenshot of the leaked document

Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • leaked-document: Enables filtering based on leaked document alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.
    Example:

  •  keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
leaked-document

URL

T1594

T1591

Note: Observables associated with these alerts are imported with a confidence value of 20 to ensure they are not blocked by downstream integrations.

Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • Review the document to determine whether it includes Anomali classified information.

  • Submit a takedown request if a sensitive document is found in a public sandbox such as Hybrid Analysis or Joe Sandbox.

  • Report to AWS and request to take the sensitive document down, if it is found in a publicly exposed AWS bucket not owned by your organization.

  • Request your operations team to either take the sensitive document down or assign an appropriate access level control to it, if it is found in an AWS bucket owned by your organization.

Leaked Code Monitor

Note: This alert is available to ATTM+ subscribers only. See Get even more with ATTM+ for more information.

A Leaked Code Monitor alert is triggered when a source code from GitHub, GitHub Gist, or Ideone becomes publicly available due to an invalid configuration of repository access permissions. A Threat Bulletin generated for this type of alerts contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the brand that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Name of the repository
  • URL of the repository
  • Creation and update dates
  • Owner of the repository
  • URL of the file containing the keyword
  • File code
Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • leaked-code-monitor: Enables filtering based on leaked code monitor alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example: 

  • keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
leaked-code

URL

T1213

Note: Observables associated with these alerts are imported with a confidence value of 20 to ensure they are not blocked by downstream integrations.

Recommendations

 

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • Review the contents of the file. If the code contains any abusive or unauthorized content, request GitHub to take it down. For details, see Report Abuse.

  • If the leaked code contains sensitive information such as API keys, private keys, or passwords, reset them as soon as possible.

Trademark Application Filing

Note: This alert is available to ATTM+ subscribers only. See Get even more with ATTM+ for more information.

ATTM monitors trademark filings in over 120 countries to identify trademarks filed by third parties that infringe on customers’ brands and intellectual property. The detection is based on the data submitted by local trademark authorities to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and supplemented by monitoring of trademark offices from specific countries that do not often report to WIPO. A Threat Bulletin generated for this type of alerts contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the brand that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Trademarked brand
  • Filing status
  • Trademark applicant
  • Country of the trademark holder
  • Filing number
  • Country in which the trademark was filed
  • Filing date
  • Logo associated with trademark request
Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • trademark-filing: Enables filtering based on trademark filing alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example: 

  • keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • If the trademark application was filed by a third party, assess whether it infringes on Tradeweb’s trademark. Reach out for a consultation to trademark attorneys of the appropriate country if the application appears to be an infringement.

  • Use ThreatStream rules to automatically send email notifications to the legal team when this type of alert is triggered. To create the rule, use the following Threat Model search filter:

    tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = “trademark-filing”

E-Mail Vulnerability

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ATTM constantly scans email configuration of domains for potential vulnerabilities and analyzes the setup of SPF and DMARC protocols used to prevent malicious activities. When an email vulnerability is detected, a Threat Bulletin is generated. The Threat Bulletin for this type of alerts contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the keyword that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Information on the vulnerability
  • Impacted mail servers
Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • email-vulnerability: Enables filtering based on email vulnerability alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example:

  •  keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
email-vulnerability

Domain

None

Note: Observables associated with these alerts are imported with a confidence value of 20 to ensure they are not blocked by downstream integrations.

Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • If the alert title contains the string “SMTP Servers do not Support TLS”, verify that the servers do not support TLS. If this is the case, enable TLS support for secure email communication.

SSL Certificate Validity

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When an SSL certificate of your website is about to expire, ATTM creates an alert 7 days prior to the SSL certificate expiration date and on the expiration date. It also generates a Threat Bulletin containing one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the domain that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Location of SSL certificate expiration warning
  • Matched keyword
  • Related domain
  • Expiration date
  • Certificate issue date
Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • ssl-certificate-validity: Enables filtering based on ssl certificate validity alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example:

  •  keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

  • expired-certificate, invalid-signature, invalid-timestamp, revoked-certificate: One of the preceding tags is added depending on the context of the alert.

Recommendations

Depending on the context, one or more of the following recommendations is included:

  • If the tile contains the “SSL Certificate has a Wrong Hostname” phrase, validate the issue found in the certificate. If the issue indeed affects the security of the website, you replace the certificate. You can access this domain with multiple browsers and check if a warning is generated. Additionally, use an SSL certificate checking tool, such as SSL Labs, to identify any additional issues.

  • If the title contains the “SSL Certificate is About to Expire” phrase, notify your IT team immediately to renew the certificate. You can use ThreatStream rules to send an automated email to your IT or OPS team about this type of alert. Use the following Threat Model search filter when creating a rule:

    tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = “ssl-certificate-validity” and name contains "SSL Certificate is About to Expire"

  • If the title contains the “SSL Certificate has Expired” phrase, notify the OPS and IT team and request them to get the domain back immediately. If it is already taken over by someone else, raise a claim against the Registrar. You can use ThreatStreamrules to send an automated email to your IT and OPS team about this type of alert. Use the following Threat Model search filter when creating a rule:

    tag = "anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring" and tag = “ssl-certificate-validity” and name contains "SSL Certificate has Expired"

Leaked Employee Emails

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A Leaked Employee Email alert is created when an email address of your employee is posted on Pastebin or becomes available on open PGP key servers that attackers often use for phishing attacks. A Threat Bulletin generated for this type of alerts contains one or more of the following information:

Field Description
Title

Lists the type of alert and the domain that triggered the alert.

Description

Descriptions include the following:

  • Location of the leaked information
  • Matched keyword
Tags

Similar domain registration Threat Bulletins are appended with the following tags:

  • anomali-targeted-threat-monitoring: Added to all ATTM Threat Models and related observables.

  • leaked-email: Enables filtering based on leaked email alerts.

  • keyword:<related keyword>: Organization keyword the alert relates to.

    Example:

  •  keyword:anomali.com

  • severity:<level>: Severity value assigned to the threat. Possible values include very-high, high, medium, low, very-low.

Associations

Observables extracted from the alert. In addition to the tags listed below, all associated observables carry the tags appended to the parent Threat Bulletin.

Alert Sub-Type Tag Associated Observables Associated MITRE Techniques
leaked-email

Email

T1589.002

Note: Observables associated with these alerts are imported with a confidence value of 20 to ensure they are not blocked by downstream integrations.

Recommendations If your corporate emails are made up of a unique code rather than employee's name or last name, they can be easily leaked and targeted during phishing campaigns.