Observed IOC: Mail transiting OFAC-sanctioned bulletproof host Aeza Group

Detects inbound mail whose Received-header IP path transits IP space announced by Aeza Group LLC, a bulletproof hosting provider designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 2025-07-01 (CYBER4 / CAATSA-RUSSIA). IP ranges are the prefixes announced by Aeza's ASNs (AS210644, AS216246).

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  1name: "Observed IOC: Mail transiting OFAC-sanctioned bulletproof host Aeza Group"
  2description: "Detects inbound mail whose Received-header IP path transits IP space announced by Aeza Group LLC, a bulletproof hosting provider designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 2025-07-01 (CYBER4 / CAATSA-RUSSIA). IP ranges are the prefixes announced by Aeza's ASNs (AS210644, AS216246)."
  3references:
  4  - "https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250701"
  5type: "rule"
  6severity: "high"
  7source: |
  8  type.inbound
  9  and any(headers.ips,
 10          //
 11          // This rule makes use of a beta feature and is subject to change without notice
 12          // using the beta feature in custom rules is not suggested until it has been formally released
 13          //
 14          beta.ip_in(.ip,
 15                     "5.182.86.0/23", // AS210644
 16                     "45.80.228.0/22", // AS210644
 17                     "45.136.175.0/24", // AS210644
 18                     "45.136.228.0/24", // AS210644
 19                     "45.137.60.0/24", // AS210644
 20                     "45.137.81.0/24", // AS210644
 21                     "45.140.13.0/24", // AS210644
 22                     "45.141.177.0/24", // AS210644
 23                     "45.144.54.0/23", // AS210644
 24                     "45.145.13.0/24", // AS210644
 25                     "45.145.14.0/24", // AS210644
 26                     "45.146.131.0/24", // AS216246
 27                     "45.150.32.0/23", // AS210644
 28                     "45.151.101.0/24", // AS216246
 29                     "45.151.102.0/24", // AS216246
 30                     "45.152.198.0/24", // AS216246
 31                     "45.155.71.0/24", // AS210644
 32                     "46.226.160.0/21", // AS210644
 33                     "62.60.148.0/22", // AS210644
 34                     "62.60.156.0/22", // AS210644
 35                     "62.60.186.0/24", // AS210644
 36                     "62.60.228.0/22", // AS210644
 37                     "62.60.236.0/22", // AS210644
 38                     "77.73.131.0/24", // AS210644
 39                     "77.73.135.0/24", // AS210644
 40                     "77.110.96.0/21", // AS210644
 41                     "77.110.104.0/23", // AS216246
 42                     "77.110.106.0/24", // AS210644
 43                     "77.110.108.0/24", // AS210644
 44                     "77.110.110.0/24", // AS210644
 45                     "77.110.116.0/24", // AS210644
 46                     "77.110.118.0/24", // AS210644
 47                     "77.110.120.0/23", // AS210644
 48                     "77.221.136.0/21", // AS210644
 49                     "77.221.148.0/23", // AS210644
 50                     "77.221.151.0/24", // AS216246
 51                     "77.221.152.0/21", // AS210644
 52                     "77.232.142.0/23", // AS210644
 53                     "78.153.130.0/24", // AS210644
 54                     "79.137.184.0/24", // AS210644
 55                     "79.137.192.0/24", // AS216246
 56                     "79.137.194.0/23", // AS210644
 57                     "79.137.196.0/22", // AS210644
 58                     "79.137.202.0/23", // AS210644
 59                     "79.137.204.0/22", // AS210644
 60                     "79.137.248.0/24", // AS210644
 61                     "80.85.241.0/24", // AS210644
 62                     "81.19.137.0/24", // AS210644
 63                     "82.117.84.0/24", // AS210644
 64                     "82.117.87.0/24", // AS216246
 65                     "84.22.148.0/22", // AS210644
 66                     "85.192.24.0/21", // AS210644, AS216246
 67                     "85.192.37.0/24", // AS210644
 68                     "85.192.38.0/24", // AS210644
 69                     "85.192.40.0/23", // AS210644
 70                     "85.192.42.0/24", // AS210644
 71                     "85.192.56.0/24", // AS216246
 72                     "85.192.60.0/23", // AS210644
 73                     "85.192.63.0/24", // AS210644
 74                     "89.22.224.0/20", // AS210644
 75                     "89.169.32.0/22", // AS210644
 76                     "89.169.52.0/22", // AS210644
 77                     "89.185.85.0/24", // AS210644
 78                     "89.208.96.0/23", // AS210644
 79                     "89.208.103.0/24", // AS210644
 80                     "89.208.104.0/22", // AS210644
 81                     "89.208.113.0/24", // AS210644
 82                     "91.103.140.0/24", // AS210644
 83                     "91.108.240.0/23", // AS210644
 84                     "91.108.242.0/24", // AS210644
 85                     "91.184.240.0/22", // AS210644
 86                     "92.246.136.0/22", // AS210644, AS216246
 87                     "94.228.162.0/23", // AS210644
 88                     "94.228.164.0/23", // AS210644
 89                     "94.228.169.0/24", // AS210644
 90                     "94.228.170.0/24", // AS210644
 91                     "94.228.172.0/24", // AS210644
 92                     "95.163.152.0/23", // AS210644
 93                     "95.163.176.0/24", // AS210644
 94                     "95.181.160.0/24", // AS210644
 95                     "95.181.162.0/24", // AS210644
 96                     "95.181.167.0/24", // AS210644
 97                     "95.181.174.0/23", // AS210644
 98                     "104.238.29.0/24", // AS210644
 99                     "109.107.181.0/24", // AS210644
100                     "109.107.189.0/24", // AS216246
101                     "109.107.190.0/24", // AS210644
102                     "109.120.132.0/22", // AS210644
103                     "109.120.138.0/23", // AS210644
104                     "109.120.140.0/24", // AS210644
105                     "109.120.149.0/24", // AS210644
106                     "109.120.150.0/23", // AS210644
107                     "109.120.152.0/24", // AS216246
108                     "109.120.155.0/24", // AS210644
109                     "109.120.156.0/23", // AS210644
110                     "109.120.176.0/22", // AS210644
111                     "109.120.184.0/22", // AS210644
112                     "109.172.94.0/23", // AS210644
113                     "138.124.13.0/24", // AS216246
114                     "138.124.14.0/24", // AS216246
115                     "138.124.18.0/24", // AS210644
116                     "138.124.24.0/23", // AS210644
117                     "138.124.26.0/24", // AS210644
118                     "138.124.29.0/24", // AS210644
119                     "138.124.34.0/23", // AS210644
120                     "138.124.49.0/24", // AS210644
121                     "138.124.50.0/23", // AS210644
122                     "138.124.52.0/22", // AS210644
123                     "138.124.58.0/23", // AS210644
124                     "138.124.61.0/24", // AS210644
125                     "138.124.78.0/24", // AS210644
126                     "138.124.89.0/24", // AS210644
127                     "138.124.90.0/23", // AS210644
128                     "138.124.92.0/23", // AS210644
129                     "138.124.99.0/24", // AS210644
130                     "138.124.101.0/24", // AS210644
131                     "138.124.102.0/23", // AS210644
132                     "138.124.108.0/23", // AS210644
133                     "138.124.110.0/24", // AS210644
134                     "138.124.112.0/21", // AS210644
135                     "138.124.124.0/24", // AS210644
136                     "138.124.127.0/24", // AS210644
137                     "147.45.40.0/22", // AS210644
138                     "147.45.68.0/22", // AS210644
139                     "147.45.72.0/21", // AS210644
140                     "176.124.198.0/23", // AS210644
141                     "176.124.202.0/23", // AS210644
142                     "176.124.204.0/22", // AS210644
143                     "176.124.220.0/23", // AS210644
144                     "176.124.222.0/24", // AS216246
145                     "178.20.208.0/23", // AS210644, AS216246
146                     "178.159.94.0/24", // AS216246
147                     "178.236.246.0/23", // AS210644
148                     "178.236.248.0/24", // AS210644
149                     "178.236.250.0/23", // AS210644, AS216246
150                     "178.236.252.0/24", // AS210644
151                     "178.236.255.0/24", // AS210644
152                     "185.68.244.0/24", // AS210644
153                     "185.96.80.0/24", // AS216246
154                     "185.103.100.0/22", // AS210644, AS216246
155                     "185.104.151.0/24", // AS210644
156                     "185.125.100.0/22", // AS210644
157                     "185.197.74.0/24", // AS210644
158                     "185.221.196.0/24", // AS210644
159                     "185.221.199.0/24", // AS216246
160                     "185.230.143.0/24", // AS210644
161                     "185.246.217.0/24", // AS210644
162                     "193.8.215.0/24", // AS210644
163                     "193.29.224.0/23", // AS210644
164                     "193.32.8.0/24", // AS210644
165                     "193.33.153.0/24", // AS210644
166                     "193.188.20.0/23", // AS210644
167                     "193.188.22.0/24", // AS210644
168                     "193.232.178.0/24", // AS210644
169                     "193.233.88.0/22", // AS216246
170                     "193.233.128.0/23", // AS210644
171                     "193.233.133.0/24", // AS210644
172                     "193.233.136.0/22", // AS210644
173                     "193.233.161.0/24", // AS210644
174                     "193.233.201.0/24", // AS210644
175                     "193.233.208.0/22", // AS210644
176                     "193.233.216.0/21", // AS216246
177                     "193.233.230.0/23", // AS216246
178                     "193.233.232.0/23", // AS210644
179                     "193.233.244.0/22", // AS216246
180                     "193.233.248.0/22", // AS216246
181                     "194.26.229.0/24", // AS216246
182                     "194.33.34.0/23", // AS210644
183                     "194.59.186.0/24", // AS210644
184                     "194.76.217.0/24", // AS210644
185                     "194.113.106.0/24", // AS216246
186                     "194.226.169.0/24", // AS210644
187                     "195.74.90.0/24", // AS210644
188                     "212.113.100.0/22", // AS210644
189                     "212.113.106.0/24", // AS210644
190                     "212.113.116.0/24", // AS210644
191                     "212.113.119.0/24", // AS210644
192                     "213.21.229.0/24", // AS210644
193                     "213.21.233.0/24", // AS210644
194                     "213.21.235.0/24", // AS210644
195                     "213.21.242.0/24", // AS210644
196                     "213.21.246.0/24", // AS210644
197                     "213.21.250.0/23", // AS210644
198                     "213.21.252.0/24", // AS210644
199                     "213.21.254.0/24", // AS210644
200                     "213.108.20.0/22", // AS210644
201                     "213.165.32.0/21", // AS210644
202                     "213.165.40.0/22", // AS210644
203                     "213.165.44.0/24", // AS210644
204                     "213.165.46.0/24", // AS210644
205                     "213.165.48.0/23", // AS210644
206                     "213.176.64.0/22", // AS210644
207                     "213.176.112.0/22", // AS210644
208                     "217.144.184.0/21", // AS210644, AS216246
209                     "2a01:e5c0::/33", // AS210644, AS216246
210                     "2a01:e5c0:8003::/48", // AS210644
211                     "2a01:e5c0:8004::/48", // AS210644
212                     "2a01:e5c0:8008::/48", // AS210644
213                     "2a0b:4140:1000::/36", // AS210644
214                     "2a0b:4140:2000::/35", // AS210644
215                     "2a0b:4140:4000::/34", // AS210644
216                     "2a0b:4140:9000::/36", // AS210644
217                     "2a0b:4140:a000::/35", // AS210644
218                     "2a0b:4140:c000::/34", // AS210644
219                     "2a0e:b107:2780::/46", // AS210644
220                     "2a0f:cdc6:2010::/44", // AS216246
221                     "2a0f:cdc6:2020::/44", // AS216246
222                     "2a0f:cdc6:5030::/44", // AS216246
223                     "2a11:fc80::/29", // AS216246
224                     "2a12:5940:1::/48", // AS210644
225                     "2a12:5940:1000::/36", // AS210644
226                     "2a12:5940:2000::/35", // AS210644
227                     "2a12:5940:4000::/34", // AS210644
228                     "2a12:5940:8000::/33", // AS210644, AS216246
229                     "2a14:a084::/35", // AS210644
230                     "2a14:a084:2000::/36" // AS210644
231          )
232  )  
233attack_types:
234  - "Malware/Ransomware"
235  - "Credential Phishing"
236  - "BEC/Fraud"
237tactics_and_techniques:
238  - "Evasion"
239  - "Social engineering"
240detection_methods:
241  - "Header analysis"
242  - "Sender analysis"
243id: "2862e4bb-8520-5ba6-a392-c51dcb78a857"
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