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AWS GuardDuty Black Hole Traffic Detected

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Severity
high
Type
Alert
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Amazon GuardDuty detects an Amazon EC2 instance or a container attempting to communicate with a black hole IP address.

MITRE ATT&CK Coverage

TacticTechniques
Command & Control

Rule Body

// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

rule aws_guardduty_black_hole_traffic_detected {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Amazon GuardDuty detects an Amazon EC2 instance or a container attempting to communicate with a black hole IP address."
    rule_id = "mr_8ac55f38-9c11-4f51-89cd-c40e9b6238b3"
    rule_name = "AWS GuardDuty Black Hole Traffic Detected"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Command and Control"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Application Layer Protocol"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "AWS GuardDuty"
    platform = "AWS"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"

  events:
    $guardduty.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
    $guardduty.metadata.product_name = "AWS GuardDuty"
    $guardduty.metadata.product_event_type = /BlackholeTraffic/
    //Filter out sample findings
    $guardduty.security_result.about.labels["Sample"] != "true"

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(35)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Command and Control"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Application Layer Protocol"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1071"
    $event_count = count_distinct($guardduty.metadata.id)
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip)
    $principal_ip_country = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    $principal_ip_state = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
    $principal_user_display_name = $guardduty.principal.user.user_display_name
    $aws_region = $guardduty.target.location.name
    $target_resource_name = $guardduty.target.resource.name
    $target_resource_product_object_id = $guardduty.target.resource.product_object_id
    $security_result_summary = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.summary)
    $security_result_description = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.description)
    $security_result_severity = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity)
    $security_result_severity_details = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity_details)
    $metadata_product_event_type = array_distinct($guardduty.metadata.product_event_type)

  condition:
    $guardduty
}

YARA-L Rule Structure

Condition

Fires when at least one $guardduty event.

Events

$guardduty

  • metadata.product_event_type matches "BlackholeTraffic"
  • security_result.about.labels["Sample"] != "true"

Outcome

Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.

FieldExpression
risk_scoremax(35)
event_countcount_distinct($guardduty.metadata.id)
principal_iparray_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_user_display_name$guardduty.principal.user.user_display_name
aws_region$guardduty.target.location.name
target_resource_name$guardduty.target.resource.name
target_resource_product_object_id$guardduty.target.resource.product_object_id
security_result_summaryarray_distinct($guardduty.security_result.summary)
security_result_descriptionarray_distinct($guardduty.security_result.description)
security_result_severityarray_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity)
security_result_severity_detailsarray_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity_details)
metadata_product_event_typearray_distinct($guardduty.metadata.product_event_type)

GCP BigQuery Datasets Opened To Public

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Severity
high
Type
Alert
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Detect when GCP BigQuery datasets are opened to public by adding allUsers or allAuthenticatedUsers to the access policy.

MITRE ATT&CK Coverage

TacticTechniques
Defense Impairment

Telemetry Coverage

Rule Body

// Copyright 2024 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

 rule gcp_bigquery_datasets_opened_to_public {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detect when GCP BigQuery datasets are opened to public by adding allUsers or allAuthenticatedUsers to the access policy."
    rule_id = "mr_6d331411-347b-432e-ba52-ff78e4c66a3f"
    rule_name = "GCP BigQuery Datasets Opened To Public"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Impair Defenses"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v14.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "GCP Cloud Audit"
    platform = "GCP"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"

  events:
    $gcp.metadata.event_type = "USER_RESOURCE_UPDATE_PERMISSIONS"
    $gcp.metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"
    $gcp.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Cloud Platform"
    $gcp.metadata.product_name = "BigQuery"
    $gcp.metadata.product_event_type = "google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.SetIamPolicy"
    $gcp.target.application = "bigquery.googleapis.com"
    $gcp.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
    $gcp.target.resource.attribute.labels["dataset_change_binding_deltas_action"] = "ADD"
    $gcp.target.resource.attribute.labels["dataset_change_binding_deltas_role"] = /roles\/bigquery.*/
    $gcp.target.resource.attribute.labels["dataset_change_binding_deltas_member"] = /allUsers|allAuthenticatedUsers/
    $gcp.target.resource.resource_subtype = "bigquery_dataset"
    $gcp.target.resource.resource_type = "DATABASE"

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(75)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Impair Defenses"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1562"
    $event_count = count_distinct($gcp.metadata.id)
    $network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($gcp.network.http.user_agent)
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($gcp.principal.ip)
    $principal_ip_country = array_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    $principal_ip_state = array_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
    $principal_user_id = $gcp.principal.user.userid
    $principal_user_display_name = $gcp.principal.user.user_display_name
    $target_resource_name = $gcp.target.resource.name
    $event_name = $gcp.metadata.product_event_type

  condition:
    $gcp
}

YARA-L Rule Structure

Condition

Fires when at least one $gcp event.

Events

$gcp USER_RESOURCE_UPDATE_PERMISSIONS

  • metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"
  • metadata.product_event_type = "google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.SetIamPolicy"
  • target.application = "bigquery.googleapis.com"
  • security_result.action = "ALLOW"
  • target.resource.attribute.labels["dataset_change_binding_deltas_action"] = "ADD"
  • target.resource.attribute.labels["dataset_change_binding_deltas_role"] matches "roles\/bigquery.*"
  • target.resource.attribute.labels["dataset_change_binding_deltas_member"] matches "allUsers|allAuthenticatedUsers"
  • target.resource.resource_subtype = "bigquery_dataset"
  • target.resource.resource_type = "DATABASE"

Outcome

Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.

FieldExpression
risk_scoremax(75)
event_countcount_distinct($gcp.metadata.id)
network_http_user_agentarray_distinct($gcp.network.http.user_agent)
principal_iparray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_user_id$gcp.principal.user.userid
principal_user_display_name$gcp.principal.user.user_display_name
target_resource_name$gcp.target.resource.name
event_name$gcp.metadata.product_event_type

O365 OneDrive Anonymous Link Accessed

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