Sigma rule: Deployment Deleted From Kubernetes Cluster

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b6c89c379a97, updated 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Deployment Deleted From Kubernetes Cluster
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Leo Tsaousis (@laripping)
Date
2024-03-26
File
rules/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_deployment_deleted.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the removal of a deployment from a Kubernetes cluster.
This could indicate disruptive activity aiming to impact business operations.

Log source

product
kubernetes
service
audit
category
application

Detection

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

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.t1498
  • attack.impact

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/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_deployment_deleted.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Deployment Deleted From Kubernetes Cluster" by Leo Tsaousis (@laripping) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_deployment_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: Deployment Deleted From Kubernetes Cluster",
entity page, dataset version ref-b6c89c379a97, updated 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/40967487-139b-4811-81d9-c9767a92aa5a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 40967487-139b-4811-81d9-c9767a92aa5a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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