Sigma rule: Account Created And Deleted Within A Close Time Frame

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5149d24d9c05, updated 2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Account Created And Deleted Within A Close Time Frame
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', MikeDuddington, '@dudders1', Tim Shelton
Date
2022-08-11
Modified
2022-08-18
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_ad_account_created_deleted.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when an account was created and deleted in a short period of time.

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    properties.message:
        - Add user
        - Delete user
    Status: Success
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legit administrative action

Tags

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

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/audit_logs/azure_ad_account_created_deleted.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Account Created And Deleted Within A Close Time Frame" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', MikeDuddington, '@dudders1', Tim Shelton (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_ad_account_created_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: Account Created And Deleted Within A Close Time Frame",
entity page, dataset version ref-5149d24d9c05, updated 2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6f583da0-3a90-4566-a4ed-83c09fe18bbf (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6f583da0-3a90-4566-a4ed-83c09fe18bbf, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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