Mail redirect via ExO transport rule

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Id	500415fb-bba7-4227-a08a-9857fb61b6a7
Rulename	Mail redirect via ExO transport rule
Description	Identifies when Exchange Online transport rule configured to forward emails. This could be an adversary mailbox configured to collect mail from multiple user accounts.
Severity	Medium
Tactics	Collection Exfiltration
Techniques	T1114 T1020
Required data connectors	Office365
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1h
Query period	1h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft 365/Analytic Rules/Mail_redirect_via_ExO_transport_rule.yaml
Version	2.0.4
Arm template	500415fb-bba7-4227-a08a-9857fb61b6a7.json

KQL

OfficeActivity
| where OfficeWorkload == "Exchange"
| where Operation in~ ("New-TransportRule", "Set-TransportRule")
| mv-apply DynamicParameters = todynamic(Parameters) on (summarize ParsedParameters = make_bag(pack(tostring(DynamicParameters.Name), DynamicParameters.Value)))
| extend RuleName = case(
    Operation =~ "Set-TransportRule", OfficeObjectId,
    Operation =~ "New-TransportRule", ParsedParameters.Name,
    "Unknown")
| mv-expand ExpandedParameters = todynamic(Parameters)
| where ExpandedParameters.Name in~ ("BlindCopyTo", "RedirectMessageTo") and isnotempty(ExpandedParameters.Value)
| extend RedirectTo = ExpandedParameters.Value
| extend ClientIPValues = extract_all(@'\[?(::ffff:)?(?P<IPAddress>(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)|[^\]]+)\]?([-:](?P<Port>\d+))?', dynamic(["IPAddress", "Port"]), ClientIP)[0]
| extend From = ParsedParameters.From
| project TimeGenerated, RedirectTo, IPAddress = tostring(ClientIPValues[0]), Port = tostring(ClientIPValues[1]), UserId, From, Operation, RuleName, Parameters
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserId, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserId, "@")[1])

YAML

queryFrequency: 1h
triggerThreshold: 0
query: |
  OfficeActivity
  | where OfficeWorkload == "Exchange"
  | where Operation in~ ("New-TransportRule", "Set-TransportRule")
  | mv-apply DynamicParameters = todynamic(Parameters) on (summarize ParsedParameters = make_bag(pack(tostring(DynamicParameters.Name), DynamicParameters.Value)))
  | extend RuleName = case(
      Operation =~ "Set-TransportRule", OfficeObjectId,
      Operation =~ "New-TransportRule", ParsedParameters.Name,
      "Unknown")
  | mv-expand ExpandedParameters = todynamic(Parameters)
  | where ExpandedParameters.Name in~ ("BlindCopyTo", "RedirectMessageTo") and isnotempty(ExpandedParameters.Value)
  | extend RedirectTo = ExpandedParameters.Value
  | extend ClientIPValues = extract_all(@'\[?(::ffff:)?(?P<IPAddress>(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)|[^\]]+)\]?([-:](?P<Port>\d+))?', dynamic(["IPAddress", "Port"]), ClientIP)[0]
  | extend From = ParsedParameters.From
  | project TimeGenerated, RedirectTo, IPAddress = tostring(ClientIPValues[0]), Port = tostring(ClientIPValues[1]), UserId, From, Operation, RuleName, Parameters
  | extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserId, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserId, "@")[1])  
description: |
  'Identifies when Exchange Online transport rule configured to forward emails.
  This could be an adversary mailbox configured to collect mail from multiple user accounts.'  
version: 2.0.4
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft 365/Analytic Rules/Mail_redirect_via_ExO_transport_rule.yaml
status: Available
kind: Scheduled
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: Office365
  dataTypes:
  - OfficeActivity (Exchange)
tactics:
- Collection
- Exfiltration
severity: Medium
triggerOperator: gt
id: 500415fb-bba7-4227-a08a-9857fb61b6a7
queryPeriod: 1h
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: UserId
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: AccountName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: IPAddress
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
name: Mail redirect via ExO transport rule
relevantTechniques:
- T1114
- T1020

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