Unusual identity creation using exchange powershell

(union isfuzzy=true
(SecurityEvent
| where EventID==4688
| where CommandLine has_any ("New-Mailbox","Update-RoleGroupMember") and CommandLine has "HealthMailbox55x2yq"
| project TimeGenerated, DeviceName = Computer, AccountName = SubjectUserName, AccountDomain = SubjectDomainName, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type
| extend InitiatingProcessAccount = strcat(AccountDomain, "\\", AccountName)
),
(DeviceProcessEvents
| where ProcessCommandLine has_any ("New-Mailbox","Update-RoleGroupMember") and ProcessCommandLine has "HealthMailbox55x2yq"
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, AccountDomain = InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, AccountName = InitiatingProcessAccountName
| extend InitiatingProcessAccount = strcat(AccountDomain, "\\", AccountName)
)
)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)

requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
  connectorId: SecurityEvents
- dataTypes:
  - DeviceProcessEvents
  connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
triggerThreshold: 0
relevantTechniques:
- T1136
queryPeriod: 12h
version: 1.1.1
tags:
- Europium
id: 0a3f4f4f-46ad-4562-acd6-f17730a5aef4
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/MultipleDataSources/EuropiumUnusualIdentity.yaml
query: |
  (union isfuzzy=true
  (SecurityEvent
  | where EventID==4688
  | where CommandLine has_any ("New-Mailbox","Update-RoleGroupMember") and CommandLine has "HealthMailbox55x2yq"
  | project TimeGenerated, DeviceName = Computer, AccountName = SubjectUserName, AccountDomain = SubjectDomainName, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type
  | extend InitiatingProcessAccount = strcat(AccountDomain, "\\", AccountName)
  ),
  (DeviceProcessEvents
  | where ProcessCommandLine has_any ("New-Mailbox","Update-RoleGroupMember") and ProcessCommandLine has "HealthMailbox55x2yq"
  | extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, AccountDomain = InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, AccountName = InitiatingProcessAccountName
  | extend InitiatingProcessAccount = strcat(AccountDomain, "\\", AccountName)
  )
  )
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)  
metadata:
  support:
    tier: Community
  source:
    kind: Community
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Threat Protection
    - Identity
  author:
    name: Microsoft Security Research
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccount
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: AccountDomain
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: DeviceName
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
  entityType: Host
tactics:
- Persistence
severity: High
name: Unusual identity creation using exchange powershell
queryFrequency: 12h
triggerOperator: gt
kind: Scheduled
description: |
  ' The query below identifies creation of unusual identity by the Europium actor to mimic Microsoft Exchange Health Manager Service account using Exchange PowerShell commands
    Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/09/08/microsoft-investigates-iranian-attacks-against-the-albanian-government/'  

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  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
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      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/0a3f4f4f-46ad-4562-acd6-f17730a5aef4')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/0a3f4f4f-46ad-4562-acd6-f17730a5aef4')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "0a3f4f4f-46ad-4562-acd6-f17730a5aef4",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "' The query below identifies creation of unusual identity by the Europium actor to mimic Microsoft Exchange Health Manager Service account using Exchange PowerShell commands\n  Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/09/08/microsoft-investigates-iranian-attacks-against-the-albanian-government/'\n",
        "displayName": "Unusual identity creation using exchange powershell",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccount",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountDomain",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "DeviceName",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              },
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                "columnName": "HostNameDomain",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/MultipleDataSources/EuropiumUnusualIdentity.yaml",
        "query": "(union isfuzzy=true\n(SecurityEvent\n| where EventID==4688\n| where CommandLine has_any (\"New-Mailbox\",\"Update-RoleGroupMember\") and CommandLine has \"HealthMailbox55x2yq\"\n| project TimeGenerated, DeviceName = Computer, AccountName = SubjectUserName, AccountDomain = SubjectDomainName, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type\n| extend InitiatingProcessAccount = strcat(AccountDomain, \"\\\\\", AccountName)\n),\n(DeviceProcessEvents\n| where ProcessCommandLine has_any (\"New-Mailbox\",\"Update-RoleGroupMember\") and ProcessCommandLine has \"HealthMailbox55x2yq\"\n| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, AccountDomain = InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, AccountName = InitiatingProcessAccountName\n| extend InitiatingProcessAccount = strcat(AccountDomain, \"\\\\\", AccountName)\n)\n)\n| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, \".\")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))\n| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT12H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT12H",
        "severity": "High",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Persistence"
        ],
        "tags": [
          "Europium"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1136"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.1.1",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
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  ]
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