Unusually Bulk Emails Sent to a Single Recipient

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About the rule

Rule Type

Anomaly

Rule Description

Detects mass emailing to a single address, possibly indicating misuse or spam.

Severity

Attention

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "DETECTION_ACTION_M365_MAIL_SUCCESSFULLY_DELIVERED" AND (username = "Administrator") | isanomalous(User at an unusual Time) | isanomalous(User with abnormal Count) select Action1.CALLER,Action1.TARGET,Action1.SOURCE_IP,Action1.DEST_IP,Action1.SIZE_I,Action1.RESULT

Detection

Execution Mode

Intelligent

Log Sources

Microsoft 365