Sigma rule: Suspicious OAuth App File Download Activities

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5c6b1c7d72b5, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious OAuth App File Download Activities
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer @austinsonger
Date
2021-08-23
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/cloud/m365/threat_management/microsoft365_susp_oauth_app_file_download_activities.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when a Microsoft Cloud App Security reported when an app downloads multiple files from Microsoft SharePoint or Microsoft OneDrive in a manner that is unusual for the user.

Log source

product
m365
service
threat_management

Detection

selection:
    eventSource: SecurityComplianceCenter
    eventName: 'Suspicious OAuth app file download activities'
    status: success
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.exfiltration

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/m365/threat_management/microsoft365_susp_oauth_app_file_download_activities.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious OAuth App File Download Activities" by Austin Songer @austinsonger (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/m365/threat_management/microsoft365_susp_oauth_app_file_download_activities.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: Suspicious OAuth App File Download Activities",
entity page, dataset version ref-5c6b1c7d72b5, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ee111937-1fe7-40f0-962a-0eb44d57d174 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ee111937-1fe7-40f0-962a-0eb44d57d174, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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