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O365 Admin Login Activity To Uncommon Microsoft Cloud Apps
This rule detects O365 login activity to apps other than a defined list of first party MS Cloud Apps. Note that Azure Active Directory PowerShell and custom Azure apps are not in this list by default
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
References
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| M365-AzureActiveDirectory | UserLoggedIn |
Rules detecting the same action
Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.
- Azure Login Bypassing Conditional Access Policies (Sigma)
- Hunt for suspicious sign-in to Entra ID Using Extrnal Call Method (YARA-L)
- M365 Identity OAuth Flow by First-Party Microsoft App from Multiple IPs (Elastic)
- M365 Identity OAuth Flow by User Sign-in to Device Registration (Elastic)
- M365 Identity OAuth Phishing via First-Party Microsoft Application (Elastic)
- M365 Potential AiTM UserLoggedIn via Office App (Tycoon2FA) (Elastic)
- O365 AD PowerShell App Login Subsequent Activity (YARA-L)
- O365 Login Activity To Azure AD PowerShell App (YARA-L)
Rule body yaral
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rule o365_admin_login_activity_to_uncommon_mscloud_apps {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "This rule detects O365 login activity to apps other than a defined list of first party MS Cloud Apps. Note that Azure Active Directory PowerShell and custom Azure apps are not in this list by default"
rule_id = "mr_4fa166c8-922a-4dc1-b72d-9bcb2ec7609f"
rule_name = "O365 Admin Login Activity To Uncommon Microsoft Cloud Apps"
assumption = "The lists first_party_ms_cloud_apps and msazure_admin_watchlist are populated as needed"
tactic = "TA0001"
technique = "T1078.004"
reference = "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/active-directory/verify-first-party-apps-sign-in"
type = "alert"
platform = "azure"
data_source = "o365"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$login.metadata.event_type = "USER_LOGIN"
$login.metadata.product_event_type = "UserLoggedIn"
$login.metadata.product_name = "Office 365"
NOT $login.target.resource.product_object_id in %first_party_ms_cloud_apps
$login.metadata.vendor_name = "Microsoft"
$login.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$login.target.user.userid = $userid
//Use the criteria below if you want to isolate activity to a specific watchlist of users
//@domain.com is stripped off to reduce the values in the list to just the username of the email address, can apply to userid or email address fields
re.replace($login.target.user.userid, `@.*$`, "") in %msazure_admin_watchlist
match:
$userid over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 65
$event_count = count_distinct($login.metadata.id)
$target_application = array_distinct($login.target.resource.product_object_id)
$security_summary = array_distinct($login.security_result.summary)
$user_agent = array_distinct($login.network.http.user_agent)
$country_region_login_attempt = array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
//added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_ip = array_distinct($login.principal.ip)
$target_user_userid = array_distinct($login.target.user.userid)
condition:
$login
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $login event in the 5m window.
Events
$login
metadata.product_event_type = "UserLoggedIn"target.resource.product_object_id in "%first_party_ms_cloud_apps"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 65 |
event_count | count_distinct($login.metadata.id) |
target_application | array_distinct($login.target.resource.product_object_id) |
security_summary | array_distinct($login.security_result.summary) |
user_agent | array_distinct($login.network.http.user_agent) |
country_region_login_attempt | array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($login.principal.ip) |
target_user_userid | array_distinct($login.target.user.userid) |