Detection rules › Panther
Azure Storage Account Deleted
Detects when an Azure storage account is deleted. Storage account deletion is a destructive operation that may indicate ransomware activity or malicious data destruction.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Impact | T1485 Data Destruction, T1490 Inhibit System Recovery |
Rule body yaml
AnalysisType: rule
Filename: azure_storage_account_deleted.py
RuleID: "Azure.MonitorActivity.StorageAccount.Deleted"
DisplayName: "Azure Storage Account Deleted"
Enabled: true
LogTypes:
- Azure.MonitorActivity
Severity: High
Description: >
Detects when an Azure storage account is deleted.
Storage account deletion is a destructive operation that may indicate ransomware activity or malicious data destruction.
Reports:
MITRE ATT&CK:
- TA0040:T1485 # Impact: Data Destruction
- TA0040:T1490 # Impact: Inhibit System Recovery
Tags:
- Impact
- Data Destruction
- Inhibit System Recovery
- Ransomware
Runbook: |
1. Query Azure Monitor Activity logs for all storage account operations by the callerIpAddress in the 24 hours before this alert to establish if this is part of a larger attack pattern
2. Check if the source IP is associated with known cloud providers, VPN services, or corporate network ranges using threat intelligence
3. Search for other Azure resource deletions or destructive operations from the same user or IP in the past 7 days to assess the scope of potential data destruction
Reference: https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/azure/ActivityLog/delete-storage-account-alert.html
SummaryAttributes:
- resourceId
- callerIpAddress
- correlationId
Tests:
- Name: Storage Account Deleted
ExpectedResult: true
Log:
{
"time": "2024-12-17T10:30:00.0000000Z",
"resourceId": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc/resourceGroups/myresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/mystorageaccount",
"operationName": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/delete",
"operationVersion": "2021-04-01",
"category": "Administrative",
"resultType": "Success",
"resultSignature": "200",
"durationMs": 1523,
"callerIpAddress": "1.1.1.1",
"correlationId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
"level": "Informational",
"location": "eastus",
"tenantId": "87654321-4321-4321-4321-111111111111"
}
- Name: Case Insensitive Match
ExpectedResult: true
Log:
{
"time": "2024-12-17T11:45:00.0000000Z",
"resourceId": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc/resourceGroups/prod-rg/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/prodstorage",
"operationName": "microsoft.storage/storageaccounts/delete",
"operationVersion": "2021-04-01",
"category": "Administrative",
"resultType": "Succeeded",
"callerIpAddress": "1.2.3.4",
"correlationId": "f9e8d7c6-b5a4-3210-9876-fedcba098765",
"tenantId": "87654321-4321-4321-4321-111111111111"
}
- Name: Different Operation
ExpectedResult: false
Log:
{
"time": "2024-12-17T13:30:00.0000000Z",
"resourceId": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc/resourceGroups/myresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/mystorageaccount",
"operationName": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/write",
"operationVersion": "2021-04-01",
"category": "Administrative",
"resultType": "Success",
"callerIpAddress": "3.3.3.3",
"correlationId": "d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0123-def0-444444444444",
"tenantId": "87654321-4321-4321-4321-111111111111"
}
Detection logic
Condition
operationName eq "MICROSOFT.STORAGE/STORAGEACCOUNTS/DELETE"
resultType in ["Success", "Succeeded"]
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
operationName | eq |
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resultType | in |
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