Bitbucket Audit: Secret Scanning Rule Deleted for Project or Repository
Flags Bitbucket audit events indicating secret scanning rules were deleted at the project or repository level.
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bitbucket-audit-secret-scanning-rule-deleted-for-project-or-repository-ff91e3f0
title: "Bitbucket Audit: Secret Scanning Rule Deleted for Project or Repository"
id: 237dbce9-4966-4d69-ab99-a0357f5afbbd
status: test
description: This rule identifies audit events where a Bitbucket project or repository secret scanning rule is deleted. Removing secret scanning controls can reduce an organization’s ability to detect exposed credentials and may be used to impair defenses. It relies on Bitbucket audit telemetry with specific audit type categories and actions for project and repository secret scanning rule deletions.
references:
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/audit-log-events-776640423.html
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/secret-scanning-1157471613.html
- https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_secret_scanning_rule_deleted.yml
author: Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf), Huntrule Team
date: 2024-02-25
tags:
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1685
logsource:
product: bitbucket
service: audit
definition: 'Requirements: "Basic" log level is required to receive these audit events.'
detection:
selection:
auditType.category:
- Projects
- Repositories
auditType.action:
- Project secret scanning rule deleted
- Repository secret scanning rule deleted
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate user activity.
level: low
license: DRL-1.1
related:
- id: ff91e3f0-ad15-459f-9a85-1556390c138d
type: derived
What it detects
This rule identifies audit events where a Bitbucket project or repository secret scanning rule is deleted. Removing secret scanning controls can reduce an organization’s ability to detect exposed credentials and may be used to impair defenses. It relies on Bitbucket audit telemetry with specific audit type categories and actions for project and repository secret scanning rule deletions.
Known false positives
- Legitimate user activity.
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.