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id: f4a5b6c7-d8e9-4f0a-1b2c-3d4e5f6a7b8c
name: "SigninLogs — Impossible Travel (3+ Countries in 1 Hour)"
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled
description: |
  Detects users authenticating from 3 or more distinct geographic locations within a 1-hour window — physically impossible travel. Indicates account compromise, credential sharing, or VPN/proxy abuse. MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 (Valid Accounts).
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
    dataTypes:
      - SigninLogs
queryFrequency: PT6H
queryPeriod: P7D
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - InitialAccess
relevantTechniques:
  - T1078
query: |

    // ---- Network Allowlist (exclude trusted IPs / CIDR / ranges) --------------
    let _allow = materialize(union isfuzzy=true (print R="" | take 0), (_GetWatchlist('NetworkAllowlist') | project R = tostring(IPOrRange)) | where isnotempty(R));
    let _allowCIDR  = toscalar(_allow | where not(R matches regex @'^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+-\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') | extend R = iff(R has '/', R, strcat(R, '/32')) | summarize make_list(R));
    let _allowRange = toscalar(_allow | where R matches regex @'^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+-\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$' | summarize make_list(R));
    let _ExcludeAllowlistedIPs = (T:(IPAddress:string)) {
        T
        | extend IPAddress = tostring(IPAddress)
        | where array_length(_allowCIDR) == 0 or isnull(ipv4_is_in_any_range(IPAddress, _allowCIDR)) or not(ipv4_is_in_any_range(IPAddress, _allowCIDR))
        | mv-apply _r = _allowRange to typeof(string) on (
            extend _lo = tostring(split(_r,'-')[0]), _hi = tostring(split(_r,'-')[1])
            | extend _inRange = ipv4_compare(IPAddress, _lo) >= 0 and ipv4_compare(IPAddress, _hi) <= 0
            | summarize _anyInRange = max(toint(_inRange)))
        | where isnull(_anyInRange) or _anyInRange == 0
        | project-away _anyInRange
    };
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    SigninLogs
    | invoke _ExcludeAllowlistedIPs()
    | where TimeGenerated > ago(7d)
    | where isnotempty(Location) and isnotempty(IPAddress)
    | summarize
        UniqueLocations = dcount(Location),
        Locations       = make_set(Location),
        IPs             = make_set(IPAddress),
        FailedCount     = countif(ResultType != "0"),
        SuccessCount    = countif(ResultType == "0"),
        StartTime       = min(TimeGenerated),
        EndTime         = max(TimeGenerated)
      by UserPrincipalName
    | where UniqueLocations >= 3
    | project
        TimeGenerated = StartTime,
        UserPrincipalName, UniqueLocations,
        Locations, IPs, FailedCount, SuccessCount, EndTime
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: UserPrincipalName
customDetails:
  UniqueLocations: UniqueLocations
  FailedCount: FailedCount
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: "Impossible Travel — {{UserPrincipalName}} across {{UniqueLocations}} countries"
  alertDescriptionFormat: "User authenticated from {{UniqueLocations}} distinct countries — impossible physical travel detected."
incidentConfiguration:
  createIncident: true
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: true
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    lookbackDuration: PT1H
    matchingMethod: AllEntities
    groupByEntities:
  - Account