Microsoft 365 Unusual Volume of File Deletion
editMicrosoft 365 Unusual Volume of File Deletion
editIdentifies that a user has deleted an unusually large volume of files as reported by Microsoft Cloud App Security.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-o365*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-30m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Cloud
- Data Source: Microsoft 365
- Use Case: Configuration Audit
- Tactic: Impact
Version: 206
Rule authors:
- Austin Songer
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editSetup
editThe Office 365 Logs Fleet integration, Filebeat module, or similarly structured data is required to be compatible with this rule.
Rule query
editevent.dataset:o365.audit and event.provider:SecurityComplianceCenter and event.category:web and event.action:"Unusual volume of file deletion" and event.outcome:success
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Impact
- ID: TA0040
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/
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Technique:
- Name: Data Destruction
- ID: T1485
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1485/