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Accessed files shared by temporary external user
This detection identifies when an external user is added to a Team or Teams chat and shares a file which is accessed by many users (>10) and the users is removed within short period of time. This might be an indicator of suspicious activity.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access |
Telemetry coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 | FileAccessed |
| Microsoft 365 | FileUploaded |
Rules detecting the same action
These rules filter on the same operation.
Rule body
id: bff058b2-500e-4ae5-bb49-a5b1423cbd5b
name: Accessed files shared by temporary external user
description: |
'This detection identifies when an external user is added to a Team or Teams chat and shares a file which is accessed by many users (>10) and the users is removed within short period of time. This might be an indicator of suspicious activity.'
severity: Low
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: Office365
dataTypes:
- OfficeActivity (Teams)
- connectorId: Office365
dataTypes:
- OfficeActivity (SharePoint)
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- InitialAccess
relevantTechniques:
- T1566
query: |
let fileAccessThrehold = 10;
OfficeActivity
| where OfficeWorkload =~ "MicrosoftTeams"
| where Operation =~ "MemberAdded"
| extend MemberAdded = tostring(parse_json(Members)[0].UPN)
| where MemberAdded contains ("#EXT#")
| project TimeAdded=TimeGenerated, Operation, MemberAdded, UserWhoAdded = UserId, TeamName
| join kind = inner (
OfficeActivity
| where OfficeWorkload =~ "MicrosoftTeams"
| where Operation =~ "MemberRemoved"
| extend MemberAdded = tostring(parse_json(Members)[0].UPN)
| where MemberAdded contains ("#EXT#")
| project TimeDeleted=TimeGenerated, Operation, MemberAdded, UserWhoDeleted = UserId, TeamName
) on MemberAdded
| where TimeDeleted > TimeAdded
| join kind=inner (
OfficeActivity
| where RecordType == "SharePointFileOperation"
| where SourceRelativeUrl has "Microsoft Teams Chat Files"
| where Operation == "FileUploaded"
| extend MemberAdded = UserId
| join kind = inner (
OfficeActivity
| where RecordType == "SharePointFileOperation"
| where Operation == "FileAccessed"
| where SourceRelativeUrl has "Microsoft Teams Chat Files"
| summarize FileAccessCount = count() by OfficeObjectId
| where FileAccessCount > fileAccessThrehold
) on $left.OfficeObjectId == $right.OfficeObjectId
)on MemberAdded
| project-away MemberAdded1, MemberAdded2, OfficeObjectId1, Operation1, Operation2, TeamName1, TeamName2
| extend MemberAddedAccountName = tostring(split(MemberAdded, "@")[0]), MemberAddedAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(MemberAdded, "@")[1])
| extend UserWhoAddedAccountName = tostring(split(UserWhoAdded, "@")[0]), UserWhoAddedAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserWhoAdded, "@")[1])
| extend UserWhoDeletedAccountName = tostring(split(UserWhoDeleted, "@")[0]), UserWhoDeletedAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserWhoDeleted, "@")[1])
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: MemberAdded
- identifier: Name
columnName: MemberAddedAccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: MemberAddedAccountUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: UserWhoAdded
- identifier: Name
columnName: UserWhoAddedAccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: UserWhoAddedAccountUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: UserWhoDeleted
- identifier: Name
columnName: UserWhoDeletedAccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: UserWhoDeletedAccountUPNSuffix
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: ClientIP
version: 2.1.1
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Parameters
let fileAccessThrehold = 10;
Stage 1: source
OfficeActivity
Stage 2: where
| where OfficeWorkload =~ "MicrosoftTeams"
Stage 3: where
| where Operation =~ "MemberAdded"
Stage 4: extend
| extend MemberAdded = tostring(parse_json(Members)[0].UPN)
Stage 5: where
| where MemberAdded contains ("#EXT#")
Stage 6: project
| project TimeAdded=TimeGenerated, Operation, MemberAdded, UserWhoAdded = UserId, TeamName
Stage 7: join
| join kind = inner (
OfficeActivity
| where OfficeWorkload =~ "MicrosoftTeams"
| where Operation =~ "MemberRemoved"
| extend MemberAdded = tostring(parse_json(Members)[0].UPN)
| where MemberAdded contains ("#EXT#")
| project TimeDeleted=TimeGenerated, Operation, MemberAdded, UserWhoDeleted = UserId, TeamName
) on MemberAdded
Stage 8: where
| where TimeDeleted > TimeAdded
Stage 9: join
| join kind=inner (
OfficeActivity
| where RecordType == "SharePointFileOperation"
| where SourceRelativeUrl has "Microsoft Teams Chat Files"
| where Operation == "FileUploaded"
| extend MemberAdded = UserId
| join kind = inner (
OfficeActivity
| where RecordType == "SharePointFileOperation"
| where Operation == "FileAccessed"
| where SourceRelativeUrl has "Microsoft Teams Chat Files"
| summarize FileAccessCount = count() by OfficeObjectId
| where FileAccessCount > fileAccessThrehold
) on $left.OfficeObjectId == $right.OfficeObjectId
)on MemberAdded
Stage 10: project-away
| project-away MemberAdded1, MemberAdded2, OfficeObjectId1, Operation1, Operation2, TeamName1, TeamName2
Stage 11: extend (3 consecutive steps)
| extend MemberAddedAccountName = tostring(split(MemberAdded, "@")[0]), MemberAddedAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(MemberAdded, "@")[1])
| extend UserWhoAddedAccountName = tostring(split(UserWhoAdded, "@")[0]), UserWhoAddedAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserWhoAdded, "@")[1])
| extend UserWhoDeletedAccountName = tostring(split(UserWhoDeleted, "@")[0]), UserWhoDeletedAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserWhoDeleted, "@")[1])
Stage 12: summarize aggregation inside the join branch
summarize by OfficeObjectId
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
FileAccessCount | gt |
| field:"FileAccessCount" kind:gt value:"10" |
MemberAdded | contains |
| field:"MemberAdded" kind:contains value:"#EXT#" |
OfficeWorkload | eq |
| field:"m365::Workload" kind:eq value:"MicrosoftTeams" |
Operation | eq |
| field:"Operation" kind:eq |
RecordType | eq |
| field:"RecordType" kind:eq value:"SharePointFileOperation" |
SourceRelativeUrl | match |
| field:"SourceRelativeUrl" kind:match value:"Microsoft Teams Chat Files" |
TimeDeleted | cross_field_compare |
| field:"TimeDeleted" kind:cross_field_compare value:"TimeAdded" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
OfficeObjectId | summarize |