Sigma rule: Azure Virtual Network Modified or Deleted

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6b6c4f944236, updated 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Azure Virtual Network Modified or Deleted
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer @austinsonger
Date
2021-08-08
Modified
2022-08-23
File
rules/cloud/azure/activity_logs/azure_virtual_network_modified_or_deleted.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Identifies when a Virtual Network is modified or deleted in Azure.

Log source

product
azure
service
activitylogs

Detection

selection:
    operationName|startswith:
        - MICROSOFT.NETWORK/VIRTUALNETWORKGATEWAYS/
        - MICROSOFT.NETWORK/VIRTUALNETWORKS/
    operationName|endswith:
        - /WRITE
        - /DELETE
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Virtual Network being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment.
  • Virtual Network modified or deleted from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.

Tags

  • attack.impact

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/activity_logs/azure_virtual_network_modified_or_deleted.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Azure Virtual Network Modified or Deleted" by Austin Songer @austinsonger (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/activity_logs/azure_virtual_network_modified_or_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: Azure Virtual Network Modified or Deleted",
entity page, dataset version ref-6b6c4f944236, updated 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/bcfcc962-0e4a-4fd9-84bb-a833e672df3f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule bcfcc962-0e4a-4fd9-84bb-a833e672df3f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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