Detection rules › YARA-L
AWS API Call Outside Of Organization
Detects API Calls from AWS accounts that are not part of the organization.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
| Persistence | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
| Privilege Escalation | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
| Stealth | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
Rule body yaral
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rule aws_api_call_outside_of_organization {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects API Calls from AWS accounts that are not part of the organization."
rule_id = "mr_205120b7-6654-410a-ab6d-e40484e2fafb"
rule_name = "AWS API Call Outside Of Organization"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/004/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$cloudtrail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
// Requires a Reference List named aws_accounts with a list of approved and known AWS Account IDs
not $cloudtrail.principal.user.group_identifiers in %aws_accounts
not $cloudtrail.target.user.group_identifiers in %aws_accounts
$cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"] = $accountId
match:
$accountId over 1h
outcome:
$risk_score = max(75)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1078.004"
$event_count = count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
$network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name)
$recipient_aws_account_id = array_distinct($cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"])
$aws_region = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.location.name)
$product_event_type = array_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type)
$target_resource_name = array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.name)
$target_resource_product_object_id = array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.product_object_id)
condition:
$cloudtrail
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $cloudtrail event in the 1h window.
Events
$cloudtrail
principal.user.group_identifiers in "%aws_accounts"target.user.group_identifiers in "%aws_accounts"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(75) |
event_count | count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id) |
network_http_user_agent | array_distinct($cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_display_name | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name) |
recipient_aws_account_id | array_distinct($cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"]) |
aws_region | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.location.name) |
product_event_type | array_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type) |
target_resource_name | array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.name) |
target_resource_product_object_id | array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.product_object_id) |