Sigma rule: Failed Authentications From Countries You Do Not Operate Out Of

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1b6c14e3733b, updated 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Failed Authentications From Countries You Do Not Operate Out Of
Status
test
Level
low
Author
MikeDuddington, '@dudders1'
Date
2022-07-28
File
rules-placeholder/cloud/azure/signin_logs/azure_ad_failed_auth_from_countries_you_do_not_operate_out_of.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect failed authentications from countries you do not operate out of.

Log source

product
azure
service
signinlogs

Detection

filter:
    resultType: 0
    location|contains|expand: '%KNOWN_LOCATION%'
condition: not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Sometime connection to/from VPN, tunneling or cloud services can generate fps.

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1078.004
  • attack.t1110

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-placeholder/cloud/azure/signin_logs/azure_ad_failed_auth_from_countries_you_do_not_operate_out_of.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Failed Authentications From Countries You Do Not Operate Out Of" by MikeDuddington, '@dudders1' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-placeholder/cloud/azure/signin_logs/azure_ad_failed_auth_from_countries_you_do_not_operate_out_of.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: Failed Authentications From Countries You Do Not Operate Out Of",
entity page, dataset version ref-1b6c14e3733b, updated 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/28870ae4-6a13-4616-bd1a-235a7fad7458 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 28870ae4-6a13-4616-bd1a-235a7fad7458, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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