Sigma rule: Account Disabled or Blocked for Sign in Attempts

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-19095c9fcd3e, updated 2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Account Disabled or Blocked for Sign in Attempts
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H'
Date
2022-06-17
File
rules/cloud/azure/signin_logs/azure_blocked_account_attempt.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when an account is disabled or blocked for sign in but tried to log in

Log source

product
azure
service
signinlogs

Detection

selection:
    ResultType: 50057
    ResultDescription: Failure
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Account disabled or blocked in error
  • Automation account has been blocked or disabled

Tags

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

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/signin_logs/azure_blocked_account_attempt.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Account Disabled or Blocked for Sign in Attempts" by Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/signin_logs/azure_blocked_account_attempt.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: Account Disabled or Blocked for Sign in Attempts",
entity page, dataset version ref-19095c9fcd3e, updated 2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4afac85c-224a-4dd7-b1af-8da40e1c60bd (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4afac85c-224a-4dd7-b1af-8da40e1c60bd, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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