Sigma rule: Disabling Multi Factor Authentication

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-83f60f82153f, updated 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Disabling Multi Factor Authentication
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Splunk Threat Research Team (original rule), Harjot Singh @cyb3rjy0t (sigma rule)
Date
2023-09-18
File
rules/cloud/m365/audit/microsoft365_disabling_mfa.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects disabling of Multi Factor Authentication.

Log source

product
m365
service
audit

Detection

selection:
    Operation|contains: 'Disable Strong Authentication.'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1556.006

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/m365/audit/microsoft365_disabling_mfa.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Disabling Multi Factor Authentication" by Splunk Threat Research Team (original rule), Harjot Singh @cyb3rjy0t (sigma rule) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/m365/audit/microsoft365_disabling_mfa.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: Disabling Multi Factor Authentication",
entity page, dataset version ref-83f60f82153f, updated 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/60de9b57-dc4d-48b9-a6a0-b39e0469f876 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 60de9b57-dc4d-48b9-a6a0-b39e0469f876, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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