Unusual identity creation using exchange powershell
| Id | 0a3f4f4f-46ad-4562-acd6-f17730a5aef4 |
| Rulename | Unusual identity creation using exchange powershell |
| 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/ |
| Severity | High |
| Tactics | Persistence |
| Techniques | T1136 |
| Required data connectors | MicrosoftThreatProtection SecurityEvents |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 12h |
| Query period | 12h |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/MultipleDataSources/EuropiumUnusualIdentity.yaml |
| Version | 1.1.1 |
| Arm template | 0a3f4f4f-46ad-4562-acd6-f17730a5aef4.json |
(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)
tags:
- Europium
tactics:
- Persistence
triggerOperator: gt
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/'
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
dataTypes:
- DeviceProcessEvents
relevantTechniques:
- T1136
version: 1.1.1
id: 0a3f4f4f-46ad-4562-acd6-f17730a5aef4
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
- columnName: HostNameDomain
identifier: NTDomain
kind: Scheduled
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)
triggerThreshold: 0
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/MultipleDataSources/EuropiumUnusualIdentity.yaml
queryFrequency: 12h
severity: High
name: Unusual identity creation using exchange powershell
queryPeriod: 12h
metadata:
support:
tier: Community
categories:
domains:
- Security - Threat Protection
- Identity
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
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"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"workspace": {
"type": "String"
}
},
"resources": [
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"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"
},
{
"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
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}