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AWS Successful API From Tor Exit Node
Detects successful API executions from a Tor exit node.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1204 User Execution |
Rule body yaral
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rule aws_successful_api_from_tor_exit_node {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects successful API executions from a Tor exit node."
rule_id = "mr_17232c2a-188e-4d6e-85b6-836cdc779655"
rule_name = "AWS Successful API From Tor Exit Node"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Execution"
mitre_attack_technique = "User Execution"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$api.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$api.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
$api.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$api.principal.ip = $ip
// Tor IP listing provided by GCTI Feed
$gcti_feed.graph.entity.artifact.ip = $ip
$gcti_feed.graph.metadata.entity_type = "IP_ADDRESS"
$gcti_feed.graph.metadata.threat.threat_feed_name = "Tor Exit Nodes"
$gcti_feed.graph.metadata.product_name = "GCTI Feed"
$gcti_feed.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"
match:
$ip over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(
//Baseline
35 +
// Unauthorized geographies
if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 40) +
if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 40) +
if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea" , 40) +
if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 40) +
if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 40)
)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Execution"
$mitre_attack_technique = "User Execution"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1204"
$event_count = count_distinct($api.metadata.id)
$network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($api.network.http.user_agent)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($api.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($api.principal.user.user_display_name)
$dc_principal_user_display_name = count_distinct($api.principal.user.user_display_name)
$is_mfa_used = array_distinct($api.extensions.auth.auth_details)
$target_resource_name = array_distinct($api.target.resource.name)
$target_resource_product_object_id = array_distinct($api.target.resource.product_object_id)
condition:
$api and $gcti_feed
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $api event in the 5m window and $gcti_feed matches entity context.
Events
$api
security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$gcti_feed
graph.metadata.entity_type = "IP_ADDRESS"graph.metadata.threat.threat_feed_name = "Tor Exit Nodes"graph.metadata.product_name = "GCTI Feed"graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max( 35 + if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 40) + if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 40) + if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea" , 40) + if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 40) + if($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 40) ) |
event_count | count_distinct($api.metadata.id) |
network_http_user_agent | array_distinct($api.network.http.user_agent) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($api.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($api.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_display_name | array_distinct($api.principal.user.user_display_name) |
dc_principal_user_display_name | count_distinct($api.principal.user.user_display_name) |
is_mfa_used | array_distinct($api.extensions.auth.auth_details) |
target_resource_name | array_distinct($api.target.resource.name) |
target_resource_product_object_id | array_distinct($api.target.resource.product_object_id) |