Detection rules › YARA-L
O365 OneDrive Anonymous Link Created or Updated
Anonymous links can be used to export files from OneDrive. While this isn't always a sign of malicious activity, some organizations do not support the creation of anonymous links because of the risk of data leakage. This rule detects the creation or modification of anonymous links in OneDrive.
Event coverage
Rule body yaral
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rule o365_onedrive_anonymous_link_created_updated {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Anonymous links can be used to export files from OneDrive. While this isn't always a sign of malicious activity, some organizations do not support the creation of anonymous links because of the risk of data leakage. This rule detects the creation or modification of anonymous links in OneDrive."
rule_id = "mr_3e2572c1-cc14-4c2b-b60b-434db1b0f4ae"
rule_name = "O365 OneDrive Anonymous Link Created or Updated"
type = "hunt"
platform = "azure"
data_source = "o365"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
events:
(
(
$file.metadata.event_type = "USER_RESOURCE_CREATION" and
$file.metadata.product_event_type = "AnonymousLinkCreated"
)
or
(
$file.metadata.event_type = "STATUS_UPDATE" and
$file.metadata.product_event_type = "AnonymousLinkUpdated"
)
)
$file.metadata.product_name = "Office 365"
$file.metadata.vendor_name = "Microsoft"
$file.principal.user.userid = $user
match:
$user over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 35
$event_count = count_distinct($file.metadata.id)
$referral_url = array_distinct($file.network.http.referral_url)
$user_agent = array_distinct($file.network.http.user_agent)
$principal_application = array_distinct($file.principal.application)
//The IP address for creation is a Microsoft IP address while update is the system making the change
$principal_ip = array_distinct($file.principal.ip)
$target_application = array_distinct($file.target.application)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($file.principal.user.userid)
$target_file_full_path = array_distinct($file.target.file.full_path)
$target_url = array_distinct($file.target.url)
condition:
$file
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $file event in the 5m window.
Events
$file
metadata.product_event_type = "AnonymousLinkCreated"metadata.product_event_type = "AnonymousLinkUpdated"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 35 |
event_count | count_distinct($file.metadata.id) |
referral_url | array_distinct($file.network.http.referral_url) |
user_agent | array_distinct($file.network.http.user_agent) |
principal_application | array_distinct($file.principal.application) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($file.principal.ip) |
target_application | array_distinct($file.target.application) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($file.principal.user.userid) |
target_file_full_path | array_distinct($file.target.file.full_path) |
target_url | array_distinct($file.target.url) |