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+# Rule version v1.0.0
+
+name: O365 Admin Role Assignment
+description: |
+  Detects when an administrator assigns privileged roles, adds members to admin groups,
+  or grants delegated/app role permissions in Azure Active Directory. This activity can
+  indicate account compromise or insider threat where an attacker escalates privileges
+  to maintain persistence within the tenant.
+category: "Persistence"
+technique: "T1136 - Create Account"
+references:
+  - "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/"
+dataTypes:
+  - o365
+adversary: origin
+impact:
+  confidentiality: 2
+  integrity: 3
+  availability: 0
+where: equals("log.Workload", "AzureActiveDirectory") && oneOf("action", ["Add member to group.", "Add delegated permission grant.", "Add app role assignment grant to user."])
+groupBy:
+  - adversary.user
+  - lastEvent.log.ObjectId