Sigma rule: Azure AD Threat Intelligence
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ad64b836d76e, updated 2023-09-07T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Azure AD Threat Intelligence
- Status
- test
- Level
- high
- Author
- Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo'
- Date
- 2023-09-07
- File
- rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_threat_intel.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Indicates user activity that is unusual for the user or consistent with known attack patterns.
Log source
- product
- azure
- service
- riskdetection
Detection
selection:
riskEventType: 'investigationsThreatIntelligence'
condition: selectionFalse positives (as the rule lists them)
- We recommend investigating the sessions flagged by this detection in the context of other sign-ins from the user.
Tags
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1078
- attack.persistence
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.initial-access
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-protection/concept-identity-protection-risks#azure-ad-threat-intelligence-sign-in
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-protection/concept-identity-protection-risks#azure-ad-threat-intelligence-user
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-user-accounts#unusual-sign-ins
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/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_threat_intel.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Azure AD Threat Intelligence" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_threat_intel.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Azure AD Threat Intelligence",
entity page, dataset version ref-ad64b836d76e, updated 2023-09-07T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a2cb56ff-4f46-437a-a0fa-ffa4d1303cba (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a2cb56ff-4f46-437a-a0fa-ffa4d1303cba, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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