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Activity from Suspicious IP Addresses — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule a3501e8e-af9e-43c6-8cd6-9360bdaae498. Activity from Suspicious IP Addresses — Sigma Rule. Detects when a Microsoft Cloud App Security reported users were active from an IP address identified as risky by Microsoft Threat Intelligence. These IP addresses are involved in malicious activities, such as Botnet C&C, and may indicate compromised account.

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger. Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2021-08-23 / 2022-10-09.

{
  "service": "threat_detection",
  "product": "m365"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: f7799957a0d9f7b995fd0fcee25c010d672c4b54006e43110980a9d3c87fbac6

Detection logic

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title: Activity from Suspicious IP Addresses
id: a3501e8e-af9e-43c6-8cd6-9360bdaae498
status: test
description: |
  Detects when a Microsoft Cloud App Security reported users were active from an IP address identified as risky by Microsoft Threat Intelligence.
  These IP addresses are involved in malicious activities, such as Botnet C&C, and may indicate compromised account.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/anomaly-detection-policy
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/policy-template-reference
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
date: 2021-08-23
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1573
logsource:
    service: threat_detection
    product: m365
detection:
    selection:
        eventSource: SecurityComplianceCenter
        eventName: 'Activity from suspicious IP addresses'
        status: success
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

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  • Unknown

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