Sigma rule: Kubernetes Events Deleted

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-93fc5c88644e, updated 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Kubernetes Events Deleted
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Leo Tsaousis (@laripping)
Date
2024-03-26
File
rules/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_events_deleted.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when events are deleted in Kubernetes.
An adversary may delete Kubernetes events in an attempt to evade detection.

Log source

product
kubernetes
service
audit
category
application

Detection

selection:
    verb: 'delete'
    objectRef.resource: 'events'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1070

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_events_deleted.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Kubernetes Events Deleted" by Leo Tsaousis (@laripping) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_events_deleted.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: Kubernetes Events Deleted",
entity page, dataset version ref-93fc5c88644e, updated 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/3132570d-cab2-4561-9ea6-1743644b2290 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 3132570d-cab2-4561-9ea6-1743644b2290, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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