Azure account creation by a non-standard account

Synopsis

Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Requires: AzureAD Audit Log
Detection Modules	Identity Threat Module
ATT&CK Tactic	Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Manipulation (T1098) Create Account (T1136)
Severity	Informational

An Azure AD account creation was performed by a user that doesn't typically create users.

Create a backdoor account for later access to Azure AD or Azure resources, or delete evidence of such an account.

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

An Azure AD account creation was performed by a user that doesn't typically create users.

Create a backdoor account for later access to Azure AD or Azure resources, or delete evidence of such an account.