Sigma rule: Atypical Travel

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4971c833b047, updated 2023-09-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Atypical Travel
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo'
Date
2023-09-03
File
rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_atypical_travel.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Identifies two sign-ins originating from geographically distant locations, where at least one of the locations may also be atypical for the user, given past behavior.

Log source

product
azure
service
riskdetection

Detection

selection:
    riskEventType: 'unlikelyTravel'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • We recommend investigating the sessions flagged by this detection in the context of other sign-ins from the user.

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1078
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.initial-access

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_atypical_travel.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Atypical Travel" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_atypical_travel.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Atypical Travel",
entity page, dataset version ref-4971c833b047, updated 2023-09-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1a41023f-1e70-4026-921a-4d9341a9038e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1a41023f-1e70-4026-921a-4d9341a9038e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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