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# Azure storage account was publicly shared

### Synopsis

| Field                | Value                                                       |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period    | 14 Days                                                     |
| Training Period      | 30 Days                                                     |
| Test Period          | N/A (single event)                                          |
| Deduplication Period | 5 Days                                                      |
| Required Data        | Azure Audit Log                                             |
| Detection Modules    | Cloud                                                       |
| Detector Tags        | Cloud Data Asset Public Exposure, Data Detection & Response |
| ATT\&CK Tactic       | Defense Evasion (TA0005)                                    |
| ATT\&CK Technique    | Impair Defenses (T1562)                                     |
| Severity             | Informational                                               |

### Description

Azure Storage Account network permissions modified to public, exposing data to any network and unauthorized identities.

### Attacker's Goals

* Attackers want to maintain indirect control over the resource.
* Attackers intend to allow public access, making it harder to detect future activity.
* Attackers are constantly monitoring for public assets to steal sensitive information.

### Investigative actions

* Check if the storage account should be accessed from all networks.
* Disable public network access if needed.
* Check if the identity performed additional malicious activity and restrict permissions for the identity if required.


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