Detection rules › Kusto
Suspicious Sign In Followed by MFA Modification
This query looks uses Microsoft Sentinel's UEBA features to look for suspicious logons followed by modifications to MFA settings by that user.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | |
| Persistence | |
| Stealth | |
| Defense Impairment | |
| Credential Access |
Telemetry coverage
Rules detecting the same action
These rules filter on the same operation.
- [Entra ID] Authentication Method Changed for Privileged Account (Kusto)
- Account Created and Deleted in Short Timeframe (Kusto)
- Account Created And Deleted Within A Close Time Frame (Sigma)
- Account created from non-approved sources (Kusto)
- Account created or deleted by non-approved user (Kusto)
- Addition of a Temporary Access Pass to a Privileged Account (Kusto)
- Authentication Method Changed for Privileged Account (Kusto)
- Authentication Methods Changed for Privileged Account (Kusto)
Rule body
id: aec77100-25c5-4254-a20a-8027ed92c46c
name: Suspicious Sign In Followed by MFA Modification
description: |
'This query looks uses Microsoft Sentinel's UEBA features to look for suspicious logons followed by modifications to MFA settings by that user.'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
- connectorId: BehaviorAnalytics
dataTypes:
- BehaviorAnalytics
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
eventGroupingSettings:
aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
status: Available
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- DefenseEvasion
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
- T1556.006
query: |
let PriorityScore = 9;
BehaviorAnalytics
| where ActionType == "Sign-in"
| where InvestigationPriority > PriorityScore
| extend UserPrincipalName = tolower(UserPrincipalName)
| extend LogOnTime = TimeGenerated
| join kind=inner (AuditLogs
| where Category =~ "UserManagement"
| where OperationName in~ ("Admin registered security info", "Admin updated security info", "Admin deleted security info", "User registered security info", "User changed default security info", "User deleted security info","User registered all required security info","User started security info registration")
| extend InitiatorUPN = tolower(tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName))
| extend InitiatorID = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend FromIP = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
| extend TargetUPN = tolower(tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName))
| extend TargetId = tostring(TargetResources[0].id)
| extend MFAModTime = TimeGenerated
| where isnotempty(InitiatorUPN)) on $left.UserPrincipalName == $right.InitiatorUPN
| where MFAModTime between((LogOnTime-30m)..(LogOnTime+1h))
| extend InitiatorName = tostring(split(InitiatorUPN, "@")[0]), InitiatorUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatorUPN, "@")[1]), TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUPN, "@")[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUPN, "@")[1])
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: InitiatorUPN
- identifier: Name
columnName: InitiatorName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: InitiatorUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: InitiatorID
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: TargetUPN
- identifier: Name
columnName: TargetName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: TargetUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: TargetId
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: FromIP
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: SourceIPAddress
alertDetailsOverride:
alertDisplayNameFormat: Suspicious Sign In by {{InitiatorUPN}} Followed by MFA Modification to {{TargetUPN}}
alertDescriptionFormat: |
This query looks uses Microsoft Sentinel's UEBA features to look for suspicious logons followed by modifications to MFA settings by that user.
In this case {{InitiatorUPN}} logged in followed by a modification to MFA settings for {{TargetUPN}}.
The sign in was from {{SourceIPAddress}}.
version: 1.0.1
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Parameters
let PriorityScore = 9;
Stage 1: source
BehaviorAnalytics
Stage 2: where
| where ActionType == "Sign-in"
Stage 3: where
| where InvestigationPriority > PriorityScore
Stage 4: extend
| extend UserPrincipalName = tolower(UserPrincipalName)
Stage 5: extend
| extend LogOnTime = TimeGenerated
Stage 6: join
| join kind=inner (AuditLogs
| where Category =~ "UserManagement"
| where OperationName in~ ("Admin registered security info", "Admin updated security info", "Admin deleted security info", "User registered security info", "User changed default security info", "User deleted security info","User registered all required security info","User started security info registration")
| extend InitiatorUPN = tolower(tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName))
| extend InitiatorID = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend FromIP = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
| extend TargetUPN = tolower(tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName))
| extend TargetId = tostring(TargetResources[0].id)
| extend MFAModTime = TimeGenerated
| where isnotempty(InitiatorUPN)) on $left.UserPrincipalName == $right.InitiatorUPN
Stage 7: where
| where MFAModTime between((LogOnTime-30m)..(LogOnTime+1h))
Stage 8: extend
| extend InitiatorName = tostring(split(InitiatorUPN, "@")[0]), InitiatorUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatorUPN, "@")[1]), TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUPN, "@")[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUPN, "@")[1])
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
ActionType | eq |
| field:"ActionType" kind:eq value:"Sign-in" |
Category | eq |
| field:"Category" kind:eq value:"UserManagement" |
InitiatorUPN | is_not_null | field:"InitiatorUPN" kind:is_not_null | |
InvestigationPriority | gt |
| field:"InvestigationPriority" kind:gt value:"9" |
OperationName | in |
| field:"OperationName" kind:in |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
UserPrincipalName | extend |
LogOnTime | extend |
InitiatorName | extend |
InitiatorUPNSuffix | extend |
TargetName | extend |
TargetUPNSuffix | extend |