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Entra ID OAuth User Impersonation to Microsoft Graph
Sep 19, 2026 · Domain: Cloud Domain: Identity Domain: API Data Source: Azure Data Source: Microsoft Entra ID Data Source: Microsoft Entra ID Sign-In Logs Data Source: Microsoft Graph Data Source: Microsoft Graph Activity Logs Use Case: Identity and Access Audit Use Case: Threat Detection Resources: Investigation Guide Tactic: Defense Evasion Tactic: Initial Access Noise: High Performance: Fast Profile: Aggressive Rule Type: ES|QL Platform: Entra ID ·Identifies potential session hijacking or token replay in Microsoft Entra ID. This rule detects cases where a user signs in and subsequently accesses Microsoft Graph from a different IP address using the same session ID. This may indicate a successful OAuth phishing attack, session hijacking, or token replay attack, where an adversary has stolen a session cookie or refresh/access token and is impersonating the user from an alternate host or location.
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Microsoft Graph Multi-Category Reconnaissance Burst
Sep 19, 2026 · Domain: Cloud Domain: Identity Domain: API Data Source: Azure Data Source: Microsoft Entra ID Data Source: Microsoft Graph Data Source: Microsoft Graph Activity Logs Use Case: Threat Detection Tactic: Discovery Resources: Investigation Guide Noise: Low Performance: Normal Rule Type: ES|QL Platform: Entra ID ·Detects Microsoft Graph activity from delegated user tokens (public client, client_auth_method 0) where a single user session and source IP rapidly touches multiple high-value Graph paths indicative of reconnaissance. The query classifies requests into categories such as role discovery, cross-tenant relationship queries, mailbox paths, contact harvesting, and organization or licensing metadata. When three or more distinct categories appear within a short burst window, it suggests a broad enumeration playbook rather than normal application traffic.
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