Suspicious Sign In by Entra ID Connect Sync Account

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Id	2cd8b3d5-c9e0-4be3-80f7-0469d511c3f6
Rulename	Suspicious Sign In by Entra ID Connect Sync Account
Description	This query looks for sign ins by the Microsoft Entra ID Connect Sync account to Azure where properties about the logon are anomalous. This query uses Microsoft Sentinel’s UEBA features to detect these suspicious properties. A threat actor may attempt to steal the Sync account credentials and use them to access Azure resources. This alert should be reviewed to ensure that the log in came was from a legitimate source.
Severity	Medium
Tactics	InitialAccess
Techniques	T1078.004
Required data connectors	BehaviorAnalytics
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1h
Query period	1h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/BehaviorAnalytics/SuspiciousSigninByAADConnectAccount.yaml
Version	1.0.3
Arm template	2cd8b3d5-c9e0-4be3-80f7-0469d511c3f6.json

KQL

BehaviorAnalytics
// User modification is expected from this account so focus on logons
| where ActivityType =~ "LogOn"
| where UserName startswith "Sync_" and UsersInsights.AccountDisplayName =~ "On-Premises Directory Synchronization Service Account"
// Filter out this expected activity
| where ActivityInsights.App !~ "Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect"
| where InvestigationPriority > 0
| extend Name = split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[0], UPNSuffix = split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1]

YAML

queryPeriod: 1h
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
kind: Scheduled
query: |
  BehaviorAnalytics
  // User modification is expected from this account so focus on logons
  | where ActivityType =~ "LogOn"
  | where UserName startswith "Sync_" and UsersInsights.AccountDisplayName =~ "On-Premises Directory Synchronization Service Account"
  // Filter out this expected activity
  | where ActivityInsights.App !~ "Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect"
  | where InvestigationPriority > 0
  | extend Name = split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[0], UPNSuffix = split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1]  
tactics:
- InitialAccess
queryFrequency: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: Suspicious Sign In by AAD Connect Sync Account {{UserPrincipalName}} from {{SourceIPAddress}}
  alertDescriptionFormat: |
    This query looks for sign ins by the Azure AD Connect Sync account to Azure where properties about the logon are anomalous.
    This query uses Microsoft Sentinel's UEBA features to detect these suspicious properties.
    A threat actor may attempt to steal the Sync account credentials and use them to access Azure resources. This alert should be 
    reviewed to ensure that the log in came was from a legitimate source.
    In this case {{UserPrincipalName}} logged in from {{SourceIPAddress}}.    
id: 2cd8b3d5-c9e0-4be3-80f7-0469d511c3f6
metadata:
  author:
    name: Microsoft Security Community
  support:
    tier: Community
  categories:
    domains:
    - Identity
    - Security - Threat Protection
  source:
    kind: Community
version: 1.0.3
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: UserPrincipalName
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: Name
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: UPNSuffix
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: SourceIPAddress
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: DestinationDevice
triggerThreshold: 0
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/BehaviorAnalytics/SuspiciousSigninByAADConnectAccount.yaml
status: Available
name: Suspicious Sign In by Entra ID Connect Sync Account
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - BehaviorAnalytics
  connectorId: BehaviorAnalytics
description: |
  'This query looks for sign ins by the Microsoft Entra ID Connect Sync account to Azure where properties about the logon are anomalous.
  This query uses Microsoft Sentinel's UEBA features to detect these suspicious properties.
  A threat actor may attempt to steal the Sync account credentials and use them to access Azure resources. This alert should be 
  reviewed to ensure that the log in came was from a legitimate source.'

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