Sigma rule: Added Owner To Application

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-9f03ff717a1c, updated 2022-06-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Added Owner To Application
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik'
Date
2022-06-02
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_app_owner_added.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when a new owner is added to an application. This gives that account privileges to make modifications and configuration changes to the application.

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    properties.message: Add owner to application
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • When a new application owner is added by an administrator

Tags

  • attack.t1552
  • attack.credential-access

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_app_owner_added.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Added Owner To Application" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_app_owner_added.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: Added Owner To Application",
entity page, dataset version ref-9f03ff717a1c, updated 2022-06-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/74298991-9fc4-460e-a92e-511aa60baec1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 74298991-9fc4-460e-a92e-511aa60baec1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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