Sigma rule: Telegram Bot API Request

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2e81b40e2bed, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Telegram Bot API Request
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2018-06-05
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/network/dns/net_dns_susp_telegram_api.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects suspicious DNS queries to api.telegram.org used by Telegram Bots of any kind

Log source

category
dns

Detection

selection:
    query: 'api.telegram.org'   # Telegram Bot API Request https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of Telegram bots in the company

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1102.002

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/network/dns/net_dns_susp_telegram_api.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Telegram Bot API Request" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/network/dns/net_dns_susp_telegram_api.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: Telegram Bot API Request",
entity page, dataset version ref-2e81b40e2bed, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c64c5175-5189-431b-a55e-6d9882158251 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c64c5175-5189-431b-a55e-6d9882158251, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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