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Workspace deletion activity from an infected device
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| Id | a5b3429d-f1da-42b9-883c-327ecb7b91ff |
| Rulename | Workspace deletion activity from an infected device |
| Description | This query will alert on any sign-ins from devices infected with malware in correlation with workspace deletion activity. Attackers may attempt to delete workspaces containing compute instances after successful compromise to cause service unavailability to regular business operation. |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | InitialAccess Impact |
| Techniques | T1078 T1489 |
| Required data connectors | AzureActiveDirectoryIdentityProtection AzureActivity BehaviorAnalytics |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1d |
| Query period | 14d |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityAlert/Suspicious_WorkSpaceDeletion_Attempt.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.8 |
| Arm template | a5b3429d-f1da-42b9-883c-327ecb7b91ff.json |
SecurityAlert
| where TimeGenerated > ago(1d)
| where ProductName == "Azure Active Directory Identity Protection"
| where AlertName == "Sign-in from an infected device"
| mv-apply EntityAccount=todynamic(Entities) on
(
where EntityAccount.Type == "account"
| extend AadTenantId = tostring(EntityAccount.AadTenantId), AadUserId = tostring(EntityAccount.AadUserId)
)
| mv-apply EntityIp=todynamic(Entities) on
(
where EntityIp.Type == "ip"
| extend IpAddress = tostring(EntityIp.Address)
)
| join kind=inner (
IdentityInfo
| distinct AccountTenantId, AccountObjectId, AccountUPN, AccountDisplayName
| extend UserAccount = AccountUPN
| extend UserName = AccountDisplayName
| where isnotempty(AccountDisplayName) and isnotempty(UserAccount)
| project AccountTenantId, AccountObjectId, UserAccount, UserName
)
on
$left.AadTenantId == $right.AccountTenantId,
$left.AadUserId == $right.AccountObjectId
| extend CompromisedEntity = iff(CompromisedEntity == "N/A" or isempty(CompromisedEntity), UserAccount, CompromisedEntity)
| project AlertName, AlertSeverity, CompromisedEntity, UserAccount, IpAddress, TimeGenerated, UserName
| join kind=inner
(
AzureActivity
| where OperationNameValue has_any ("/workspaces/computes/delete", "workspaces/delete")
| where ActivityStatusValue has_any ("Succeeded", "Success")
| project TimeGenerated, ResourceProviderValue, _ResourceId, SubscriptionId, UserAccount=Caller, IpAddress=CallerIpAddress, CorrelationId, OperationId, ResourceGroup, TenantId
) on IpAddress, UserAccount
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserAccount, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserAccount, "@")[1])
severity: Medium
query: |
SecurityAlert
| where TimeGenerated > ago(1d)
| where ProductName == "Azure Active Directory Identity Protection"
| where AlertName == "Sign-in from an infected device"
| mv-apply EntityAccount=todynamic(Entities) on
(
where EntityAccount.Type == "account"
| extend AadTenantId = tostring(EntityAccount.AadTenantId), AadUserId = tostring(EntityAccount.AadUserId)
)
| mv-apply EntityIp=todynamic(Entities) on
(
where EntityIp.Type == "ip"
| extend IpAddress = tostring(EntityIp.Address)
)
| join kind=inner (
IdentityInfo
| distinct AccountTenantId, AccountObjectId, AccountUPN, AccountDisplayName
| extend UserAccount = AccountUPN
| extend UserName = AccountDisplayName
| where isnotempty(AccountDisplayName) and isnotempty(UserAccount)
| project AccountTenantId, AccountObjectId, UserAccount, UserName
)
on
$left.AadTenantId == $right.AccountTenantId,
$left.AadUserId == $right.AccountObjectId
| extend CompromisedEntity = iff(CompromisedEntity == "N/A" or isempty(CompromisedEntity), UserAccount, CompromisedEntity)
| project AlertName, AlertSeverity, CompromisedEntity, UserAccount, IpAddress, TimeGenerated, UserName
| join kind=inner
(
AzureActivity
| where OperationNameValue has_any ("/workspaces/computes/delete", "workspaces/delete")
| where ActivityStatusValue has_any ("Succeeded", "Success")
| project TimeGenerated, ResourceProviderValue, _ResourceId, SubscriptionId, UserAccount=Caller, IpAddress=CallerIpAddress, CorrelationId, OperationId, ResourceGroup, TenantId
) on IpAddress, UserAccount
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserAccount, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserAccount, "@")[1])
name: Workspace deletion activity from an infected device
triggerOperator: gt
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityAlert/Suspicious_WorkSpaceDeletion_Attempt.yaml
relevantTechniques:
- T1078
- T1489
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- Impact
metadata:
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
support:
tier: Community
categories:
domains:
- Security - Threat Protection
- Platform
kind: Scheduled
id: a5b3429d-f1da-42b9-883c-327ecb7b91ff
queryPeriod: 14d
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: UserAccount
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: IpAddress
entityType: IP
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: ResourceId
columnName: _ResourceId
entityType: AzureResource
version: 1.0.8
queryFrequency: 1d
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- SecurityAlert (IPC)
connectorId: AzureActiveDirectoryIdentityProtection
- dataTypes:
- AzureActivity
connectorId: AzureActivity
- dataTypes:
- IdentityInfo
connectorId: BehaviorAnalytics
triggerThreshold: 0
description: |
'This query will alert on any sign-ins from devices infected with malware in correlation with workspace deletion activity.
Attackers may attempt to delete workspaces containing compute instances after successful compromise to cause service unavailability to regular business operation.'
{
"$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/a5b3429d-f1da-42b9-883c-327ecb7b91ff')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/a5b3429d-f1da-42b9-883c-327ecb7b91ff')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "a5b3429d-f1da-42b9-883c-327ecb7b91ff",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "'This query will alert on any sign-ins from devices infected with malware in correlation with workspace deletion activity. \nAttackers may attempt to delete workspaces containing compute instances after successful compromise to cause service unavailability to regular business operation.'\n",
"displayName": "Workspace deletion activity from an infected device",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UserAccount",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "AccountName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "IP",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "IpAddress",
"identifier": "Address"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "AzureResource",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "_ResourceId",
"identifier": "ResourceId"
}
]
}
],
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityAlert/Suspicious_WorkSpaceDeletion_Attempt.yaml",
"query": "SecurityAlert\n| where TimeGenerated > ago(1d)\n| where ProductName == \"Azure Active Directory Identity Protection\"\n| where AlertName == \"Sign-in from an infected device\"\n| mv-apply EntityAccount=todynamic(Entities) on\n(\nwhere EntityAccount.Type == \"account\"\n| extend AadTenantId = tostring(EntityAccount.AadTenantId), AadUserId = tostring(EntityAccount.AadUserId)\n)\n| mv-apply EntityIp=todynamic(Entities) on\n(\nwhere EntityIp.Type == \"ip\"\n| extend IpAddress = tostring(EntityIp.Address)\n)\n| join kind=inner (\nIdentityInfo\n| distinct AccountTenantId, AccountObjectId, AccountUPN, AccountDisplayName\n| extend UserAccount = AccountUPN\n| extend UserName = AccountDisplayName\n| where isnotempty(AccountDisplayName) and isnotempty(UserAccount)\n| project AccountTenantId, AccountObjectId, UserAccount, UserName\n)\non\n$left.AadTenantId == $right.AccountTenantId,\n$left.AadUserId == $right.AccountObjectId\n| extend CompromisedEntity = iff(CompromisedEntity == \"N/A\" or isempty(CompromisedEntity), UserAccount, CompromisedEntity)\n| project AlertName, AlertSeverity, CompromisedEntity, UserAccount, IpAddress, TimeGenerated, UserName\n| join kind=inner \n(\nAzureActivity\n| where OperationNameValue has_any (\"/workspaces/computes/delete\", \"workspaces/delete\") \n| where ActivityStatusValue has_any (\"Succeeded\", \"Success\")\n| project TimeGenerated, ResourceProviderValue, _ResourceId, SubscriptionId, UserAccount=Caller, IpAddress=CallerIpAddress, CorrelationId, OperationId, ResourceGroup, TenantId\n) on IpAddress, UserAccount\n| extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserAccount, \"@\")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserAccount, \"@\")[1])\n",
"queryFrequency": "P1D",
"queryPeriod": "P14D",
"severity": "Medium",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Impact",
"InitialAccess"
],
"techniques": [
"T1078",
"T1489"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.8",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}