Sigma rule: Password Spray Activity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-413f1023b07f, updated 2023-09-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

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

Indicates that a password spray attack has been successfully performed.

Log source

product
azure
service
riskdetection

Detection

selection:
    riskEventType: 'passwordSpray'
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.t1110
  • attack.credential-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_password_spray.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Password Spray Activity" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_password_spray.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: Password Spray Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-413f1023b07f, updated 2023-09-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/28ecba0a-c743-4690-ad29-9a8f6f25a6f9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 28ecba0a-c743-4690-ad29-9a8f6f25a6f9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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