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Azure Automation Runbook Deletededit

Identifies when an Azure Automation runbook is deleted. An adversary may delete an Azure Automation runbook in order to disrupt their target’s automated business operations or to remove a malicious runbook for defense evasion.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

  • filebeat-*
  • logs-azure*

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 5 minutes

Searches indices from: now-25m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

Tags:

  • Elastic
  • Cloud
  • Azure
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • SecOps
  • Configuration Audit
  • Defense Evasion

Version: 101 (version history)

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0

Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.6.0

Rule authors: Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guideedit












Rule queryedit






event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and azure.activitylogs.operation_
name:"MICROSOFT.AUTOMATION/AUTOMATIONACCOUNTS/RUNBOOKS/DELETE" and
event.outcome:(Success or success)











Threat mappingedit




Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM














Rule version historyedit










Version 101 (8.6.0 release)








    

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Version 100 (8.5.0 release)








    

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    event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and azure.activitylogs.operation_
name:"MICROSOFT.AUTOMATION/AUTOMATIONACCOUNTS/RUNBOOKS/DELETE" and
event.outcome:(Success or success)
    

    

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Version 7 (8.4.0 release)








    

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    Updated query, changed from:
    

    

    event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and azure.activitylogs.operation_name
:"MICROSOFT.AUTOMATION/AUTOMATIONACCOUNTS/RUNBOOKS/DELETE" and
event.outcome:(Success or success)
    

    

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Version 5 (7.13.0 release)








    

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Version 4 (7.12.0 release)








    

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    Updated query, changed from:
    

    

    event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and azure.activitylogs.operation_name
:MICROSOFT.AUTOMATION/AUTOMATIONACCOUNTS/RUNBOOKS/DELETE and
event.outcome:(Success or success)
    

    

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Version 3 (7.11.2 release)








    

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Version 2 (7.11.0 release)








    

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    Updated query, changed from:
    

    

    event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and azure.activitylogs.operation_name
:MICROSOFT.AUTOMATION/AUTOMATIONACCOUNTS/RUNBOOKS/DELETE and
event.outcome:Success
    

    

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