CTD-000109

Entra object created by unusual Initiator

Medium
Entra ID
Credential Access Defense Evasion Execution Lateral Movement
v25

Signature Identity

CTD-000109
Threat ID
25
Version
Indicator of Compromise-IOC
Indicator Type

Threat Description

Anomalous account creation can indicate a potential security issue, especially when accounts are created outside of expected processes. Alerts are triggered when account creation records are detected that were not made by a known initiator with more than two weeks of inactivity. Note that after two weeks of inactivity, any inactive known initiators are removed from the “known initiators” list.

NOTE: This threat rule includes a built-in lookback parameter set to 12 hours. Only events that occurred within this timeframe are processed by the rule.

MITRE ATT&CK: Attack Tactics

Credential Access Defense Evasion Execution Lateral Movement

D3FEND: Defend Tactics

Domain accounts monitoring

Remediation

Review Change History for any suspicious activity of the initiator or created object. Use rollback to undo unwanted changes.

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Classification
Systems
Entra ID
Themes
Account protection
Attack Tactics
Credential Access Defense Evasion Execution Lateral Movement
Defend Tactics
Domain accounts monitoring
Indicator Types
Indicator of Compromise IOC
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