Account Created And Deleted Within A Close Time Frame
Detects when an account was created and deleted in a short period of time.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- azure
- Log source service
- auditlogs
Known benign triggers
- Legit administrative action
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-user-accounts#short-lived-accounts | 19 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 6f583da0-3a90-4566-a4ed-83c09fe18bbf
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.initial-accessattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1