Attachment: QuickBooks PDF lure

calendar Aug 20, 2026  ยท
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Detects inbound messages containing PDF attachments that match YARA signatures identifying QuickBooks-themed lure content.

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 1name: "Attachment: QuickBooks PDF lure"
 2description: "Detects inbound messages containing PDF attachments that match YARA signatures identifying QuickBooks-themed lure content."
 3type: "rule"
 4severity: "medium"
 5source: |
 6  type.inbound
 7  and any(filter(attachments, .file_type == "pdf"),
 8          any(file.explode(.),
 9              any(.scan.yara.matches, .name == "quickbooks_pdf_payment_lure")
10          )
11  )  
12attack_types:
13  - "BEC/Fraud"
14  - "Malware/Ransomware"
15tactics_and_techniques:
16  - "PDF"
17  - "Impersonation: Brand"
18  - "Social engineering"
19detection_methods:
20  - "YARA"
21  - "File analysis"
22id: "392ffc56-14b1-587a-91ae-55ed852d55ec"
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