Azure Service principal/Application creation

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	5 Days
Required Data	Requires one of the following data sources: Azure Audit Log OR Microsoft Graph Logs
Detection Modules	Cloud
Detector Tags	Microsoft Graph Activity Logs
ATT&CK Tactic	Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Manipulation (T1098)
Severity	Informational

Description

An Azure Service principal/Application was created.

Attacker's Goals

To gain persistent access and elevate privileges within the environment.

Investigative actions

• Look for any unusual behavior originated from the suspected identity, and check if they're compromised.