External User Added and Removed in a Short Timeframe

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Id	119d9e1c-afcc-4d23-b239-cdb4e7bf851c
Rulename	External User Added and Removed in a Short Timeframe
Description	This hunting query identifies external user accounts that are added to a Team and then removed within one hour.
Tactics	Persistence
Techniques	T1136
Required data connectors	AzureActiveDirectory
Kind	Scheduled
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Global Secure Access/Hunting Queries/ExternalUserAddedRemovedInTeams_HuntVersion.yaml
Version	2.0.1
Arm template	119d9e1c-afcc-4d23-b239-cdb4e7bf851c.json

KQL

// If you want to look at user added further than 7 days ago adjust this value
// If you want to change the timeframe of how quickly accounts need to be added and removed change this value
let time_delta = 1h;
EnrichedMicrosoft365AuditLogs
| where Workload == "MicrosoftTeams"
| where Operation == "MemberAdded"
| extend UPN = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).UPN) // Assuming UPN is stored in AdditionalProperties
| where UPN contains "#EXT#"
| project TimeAdded = TimeGenerated, Operation, UPN, UserWhoAdded = UserId, TeamName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).TeamName), TeamGuid = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).TeamGuid)
| join kind=innerunique (
    EnrichedMicrosoft365AuditLogs
    | where Workload == "MicrosoftTeams"
    | where Operation == "MemberRemoved"
    | extend UPN = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).UPN) // Assuming UPN is stored in AdditionalProperties
    | where UPN contains "#EXT#"
    | project TimeDeleted = TimeGenerated, Operation, UPN, UserWhoDeleted = UserId, TeamName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).TeamName), TeamGuid = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).TeamGuid)
) on UPN, TeamGuid
| where TimeDeleted < (TimeAdded + time_delta)
| project TimeAdded, TimeDeleted, UPN, UserWhoAdded, UserWhoDeleted, TeamName, TeamGuid
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(UPN, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UPN, "@")[1])

YAML

name: External User Added and Removed in a Short Timeframe
version: 2.0.1
id: 119d9e1c-afcc-4d23-b239-cdb4e7bf851c
tactics:
- Persistence
query: |
  // If you want to look at user added further than 7 days ago adjust this value
  // If you want to change the timeframe of how quickly accounts need to be added and removed change this value
  let time_delta = 1h;
  EnrichedMicrosoft365AuditLogs
  | where Workload == "MicrosoftTeams"
  | where Operation == "MemberAdded"
  | extend UPN = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).UPN) // Assuming UPN is stored in AdditionalProperties
  | where UPN contains "#EXT#"
  | project TimeAdded = TimeGenerated, Operation, UPN, UserWhoAdded = UserId, TeamName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).TeamName), TeamGuid = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).TeamGuid)
  | join kind=innerunique (
      EnrichedMicrosoft365AuditLogs
      | where Workload == "MicrosoftTeams"
      | where Operation == "MemberRemoved"
      | extend UPN = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).UPN) // Assuming UPN is stored in AdditionalProperties
      | where UPN contains "#EXT#"
      | project TimeDeleted = TimeGenerated, Operation, UPN, UserWhoDeleted = UserId, TeamName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).TeamName), TeamGuid = tostring(parse_json(tostring(AdditionalProperties)).TeamGuid)
  ) on UPN, TeamGuid
  | where TimeDeleted < (TimeAdded + time_delta)
  | project TimeAdded, TimeDeleted, UPN, UserWhoAdded, UserWhoDeleted, TeamName, TeamGuid
  | extend AccountName = tostring(split(UPN, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UPN, "@")[1])  
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Global Secure Access/Hunting Queries/ExternalUserAddedRemovedInTeams_HuntVersion.yaml
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
  dataTypes:
  - EnrichedMicrosoft365AuditLogs
relevantTechniques:
- T1136
kind: Scheduled
description: |
    This hunting query identifies external user accounts that are added to a Team and then removed within one hour.

ARM

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      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/119d9e1c-afcc-4d23-b239-cdb4e7bf851c')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "119d9e1c-afcc-4d23-b239-cdb4e7bf851c",
        "customDetails": null,
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        "displayName": "External User Added and Removed in a Short Timeframe",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "AccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
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          }
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        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
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