id: 97e1c837-2cef-4f43-a87f-11f16e33ee8d
name: Suspicious Teams Display Name
description: |
This query looks for Teams messages from an external user with a suspicious display name.
description-detailed: |
This query looks for Teams messages from an external user with a suspicious display name.
Threat actors may attempt to socially engineer a user by using display names such as IT Support or Help Desk to establish trust.
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
dataTypes:
- MessageEvents
tactics:
- InitialAccess
relevantTechniques:
- T1566
query: |
let SuspiciousDisplayNames = pack_array("Microsoft Security", "Help Desk", "Help Desk Team", "Help Desk IT", "Microsoft Security", "IT Support", "Helpdesk");
MessageEvents
| where IsExternalThread == 1 and IsOwnedThread == 0
| where SenderDisplayName has_any (SuspiciousDisplayNames)
version: 1.0.0