Analytics BIOC Informational

An Azure application reached a throttling API rate

An Azure application has executed a high volume of Microsoft Graph API calls, causing a throttling error.

Module:
Cortex Cloud
Licensed by:
Cloud Runtime Security (CRS)
Data source:
Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs
ATT&CK tactics: Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK techniques: Cloud Service Discovery (T1526)
Detector tags: Microsoft Graph Activity Logs
Attacker's goals:

Enumerate cloud services in an Azure tenant.

Investigative actions:

Check the application's role designation in the organization. Look for any unusual behavior originated from the suspected application.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
5 Days
2 variations:
  • An Azure application reached an unusual throttling API rate Informational
  • An Azure application reached an unusual throttling API rate Low (parent: Informational)