Suspicious SharePoint File Download Using PowerShell User Agent

PremiumReviewedSigma · Medium · v1
Product
m365
Service
sharepoint
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-10-12
Updated
2026-10-12

ATT&CK techniques

Collection
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. C2

  12. Exfiltration

  13. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects SharePoint or OneDrive file download events whose user agent contains PowerShell as observed in ShinyHunters branded SaaS data theft. Attackers script bulk downloads of documents after harvesting SSO credentials through vishing.

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Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.