Sigma rule: Bitbucket Secret Scanning Exempt Repository Added

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-bca3482242f4, updated 2024-02-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Bitbucket Secret Scanning Exempt Repository Added
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
Date
2024-02-25
File
rules/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_secret_scanning_exempt_repository_detected.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when a repository is exempted from secret scanning feature.

Log source

product
bitbucket
service
audit
definition
Requirements: "Basic" log level is required to receive these audit events.

Detection

selection:
    auditType.category: 'Repositories'
    auditType.action: 'Secret scanning exempt repository added'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate user activity.

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

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/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_secret_scanning_exempt_repository_detected.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Bitbucket Secret Scanning Exempt Repository Added" by Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_secret_scanning_exempt_repository_detected.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: Bitbucket Secret Scanning Exempt Repository Added",
entity page, dataset version ref-bca3482242f4, updated 2024-02-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b91e8d5e-0033-44fe-973f-b730316f23a1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b91e8d5e-0033-44fe-973f-b730316f23a1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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