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Microsoft 365 Potential ransomware activity
editMicrosoft 365 Potential ransomware activity
editIdentifies when Microsoft Cloud App Security reports that a user has uploaded files to the cloud that might be infected with ransomware.
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:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- Microsoft 365
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Configuration Audit
Version: 2
Rule authors:
- Austin Songer
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
edit## Config The Microsoft 365 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:"Potential ransomware activity" 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 Encrypted for Impact
- ID: T1486
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1486/