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Id	72d3fb86-d1eb-44d6-9352-170c6bb45bb7
Rulename	CYFIRMA - Compromised Employees Detection Rule
Description	“Identifies and alerts on internal employee accounts that have been compromised, based on CYFIRMA’s threat intelligence. This rule captures the latest exposure of user credentials, IP addresses, hostnames, operating systems, and pass hashes observed in the threat feed. It supports rapid detection and investigation of phishing, stealer malware, and insider compromise scenarios.”
Severity	High
Tactics	CredentialAccess InitialAccess Persistence
Techniques	T1003 T1552 T1078 T1098
Required data connectors	CyfirmaCompromisedAccountsDataConnector
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	5m
Query period	5m
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Cyfirma%20Compromised%20Accounts/Analytic%20Rules/CompromisedEmployeesRule.yaml
Version	1.0.1
Arm template	72d3fb86-d1eb-44d6-9352-170c6bb45bb7.json

KQL

// Compromised Employees - Latest per UID
let timeFrame = 5m;
CyfirmaCompromisedAccounts_CL
| where TimeGenerated between (ago(timeFrame) .. now())
    and Category has "Compromised Employees"
| extend 
    ProviderName = 'CYFIRMA',
    ProductName = 'DeCYFIR/DeTCT'
| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, 
    url,
    ip,
    email,
    user_name,
    computer_name,
    operating_system,
    breach_date,
    first_seen,
    last_seen,
    impact,
    recommendations,
    description,
    source,
    pass_hash,
    ProductName,
    ProviderName
) by uid
| sort by TimeGenerated desc

YAML

queryFrequency: 5m
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: user_name
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: email
    identifier: UPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: computer_name
    identifier: HostName
  - columnName: operating_system
    identifier: OSVersion
  entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: ip
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: url
    identifier: Url
  entityType: URL
incidentConfiguration:
  createIncident: true
  groupingConfiguration:
    lookbackDuration: PT5H
    matchingMethod: AllEntities
    enabled: false
    reopenClosedIncident: false
triggerThreshold: 0
suppressionEnabled: true
triggerOperator: gt
severity: High
suppressionDuration: 6h
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Cyfirma%20Compromised%20Accounts/Analytic%20Rules/CompromisedEmployeesRule.yaml
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: Employee Compromised - {{user_name}} - {{email}}
  alertDynamicProperties:
  - alertProperty: ProductName
    value: ProductName
  - alertProperty: ProviderName
    value: ProviderName
  alertDescriptionFormat: '{{description}}'
query: |
  // Compromised Employees - Latest per UID
  let timeFrame = 5m;
  CyfirmaCompromisedAccounts_CL
  | where TimeGenerated between (ago(timeFrame) .. now())
      and Category has "Compromised Employees"
  | extend 
      ProviderName = 'CYFIRMA',
      ProductName = 'DeCYFIR/DeTCT'
  | summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, 
      url,
      ip,
      email,
      user_name,
      computer_name,
      operating_system,
      breach_date,
      first_seen,
      last_seen,
      impact,
      recommendations,
      description,
      source,
      pass_hash,
      ProductName,
      ProviderName
  ) by uid
  | sort by TimeGenerated desc
tactics:
- CredentialAccess
- InitialAccess
- Persistence
queryPeriod: 5m
customDetails:
  Source: source
  TimeGenerated: TimeGenerated
  PassHash: pass_hash
  BreachDate: breach_date
  Impact: impact
  Recommendations: recommendations
  FirstSeen: first_seen
  UID: uid
  Description: description
  LastSeen: last_seen
relevantTechniques:
- T1003
- T1552
- T1078
- T1098
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: CyfirmaCompromisedAccountsDataConnector
  dataTypes:
  - CyfirmaCompromisedAccounts_CL
id: 72d3fb86-d1eb-44d6-9352-170c6bb45bb7
version: 1.0.1
description: |
  "Identifies and alerts on internal employee accounts that have been compromised, based on CYFIRMA's threat intelligence.
  This rule captures the latest exposure of user credentials, IP addresses, hostnames, operating systems, and pass hashes observed in the threat feed.
  It supports rapid detection and investigation of phishing, stealer malware, and insider compromise scenarios."
kind: Scheduled
name: CYFIRMA - Compromised Employees Detection Rule
status: Available

ARM

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/72d3fb86-d1eb-44d6-9352-170c6bb45bb7')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/72d3fb86-d1eb-44d6-9352-170c6bb45bb7')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertDetailsOverride": {
          "alertDescriptionFormat": "{{description}}",
          "alertDisplayNameFormat": "Employee Compromised - {{user_name}} - {{email}}",
          "alertDynamicProperties": [
            {
              "alertProperty": "ProductName",
              "value": "ProductName"
            },
            {
              "alertProperty": "ProviderName",
              "value": "ProviderName"
            }
          ]
        },
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "72d3fb86-d1eb-44d6-9352-170c6bb45bb7",
        "customDetails": {
          "BreachDate": "breach_date",
          "Description": "description",
          "FirstSeen": "first_seen",
          "Impact": "impact",
          "LastSeen": "last_seen",
          "PassHash": "pass_hash",
          "Recommendations": "recommendations",
          "Source": "source",
          "TimeGenerated": "TimeGenerated",
          "UID": "uid"
        },
        "description": "\"Identifies and alerts on internal employee accounts that have been compromised, based on CYFIRMA's threat intelligence.\nThis rule captures the latest exposure of user credentials, IP addresses, hostnames, operating systems, and pass hashes observed in the threat feed.\nIt supports rapid detection and investigation of phishing, stealer malware, and insider compromise scenarios.\"\n",
        "displayName": "CYFIRMA - Compromised Employees Detection Rule",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "user_name",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "email",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "computer_name",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "operating_system",
                "identifier": "OSVersion"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "ip",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "URL",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "url",
                "identifier": "Url"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "eventGroupingSettings": {
          "aggregationKind": "AlertPerResult"
        },
        "incidentConfiguration": {
          "createIncident": true,
          "groupingConfiguration": {
            "enabled": false,
            "lookbackDuration": "PT5H",
            "matchingMethod": "AllEntities",
            "reopenClosedIncident": false
          }
        },
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Cyfirma%20Compromised%20Accounts/Analytic%20Rules/CompromisedEmployeesRule.yaml",
        "query": "// Compromised Employees - Latest per UID\nlet timeFrame = 5m;\nCyfirmaCompromisedAccounts_CL\n| where TimeGenerated between (ago(timeFrame) .. now())\n    and Category has \"Compromised Employees\"\n| extend \n    ProviderName = 'CYFIRMA',\n    ProductName = 'DeCYFIR/DeTCT'\n| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, \n    url,\n    ip,\n    email,\n    user_name,\n    computer_name,\n    operating_system,\n    breach_date,\n    first_seen,\n    last_seen,\n    impact,\n    recommendations,\n    description,\n    source,\n    pass_hash,\n    ProductName,\n    ProviderName\n) by uid\n| sort by TimeGenerated desc\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT5M",
        "queryPeriod": "PT5M",
        "severity": "High",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT6H",
        "suppressionEnabled": true,
        "tactics": [
          "CredentialAccess",
          "InitialAccess",
          "Persistence"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1003",
          "T1078",
          "T1098",
          "T1552"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.1",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}