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AWS Unusual Number Of Failed Authentication Attempts From The Same IP

Severity
medium
Type
Alert
Time window
5m
Match by
ip
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Detects unusual number of failed authentications from the same IP for valid users.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Credential AccessT1110.004 Brute Force: Credential Stuffing

Event coverage

Rule body yaral

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rule aws_unusual_number_of_failed_authentications_from_the_same_ip {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detects unusual number of failed authentications from the same IP for valid users."
    rule_id = "mr_cf1787a4-0145-4093-ad35-2de17f1980ce"
    rule_name = "AWS Unusual Number Of Failed Authentication Attempts From The Same IP"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force: Credential Stuffing"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/004/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
    platform = "AWS"
    severity = "Medium"
    priority = "Medium"

  events:
    $fail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
    $fail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
    $fail.metadata.event_type = "USER_LOGIN"
    $fail.metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"
    $fail.security_result.action = "BLOCK"
    $fail.security_result.description = "Reason: Failed authentication"
    $fail.principal.ip = $ip

  match:
    $ip over 5m

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(
        // Unauthorized geographies
        if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 40) +
        if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 40) +
        if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea" , 40) +
        if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 40) +
        if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 40)
    )
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force: Credential Stuffing"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1110.004"
    $event_count = count_distinct($fail.metadata.id)
    $network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($fail.network.http.user_agent)
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($fail.principal.ip)
    $principal_ip_country = array_distinct($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    $principal_ip_state = array_distinct($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
    $principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($fail.principal.user.user_display_name)
    $dc_target_user_display_name = count_distinct($fail.target.user.user_display_name)
    $is_mfa_used = array_distinct($fail.extensions.auth.auth_details)
    $target_resource_name = array_distinct($fail.target.resource.name)
    $target_resource_product_object_id = array_distinct($fail.target.resource.product_object_id)

  condition:
    $fail and $dc_target_user_display_name > 5
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $fail event in the 5m window and $dc_target_user_display_name > 5.

Events

$fail USER_LOGIN

  • metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"
  • security_result.action = "BLOCK"
  • security_result.description = "Reason: Failed authentication"

Correlation

Match key
$ip (principal.ip)
Within
5m

Outcome

Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.

FieldExpression
risk_scoremax( if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 40) + if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 40) + if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea" , 40) + if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 40) + if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 40) )
event_countcount_distinct($fail.metadata.id)
network_http_user_agentarray_distinct($fail.network.http.user_agent)
principal_iparray_distinct($fail.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_user_display_namearray_distinct($fail.principal.user.user_display_name)
dc_target_user_display_namecount_distinct($fail.target.user.user_display_name)
is_mfa_usedarray_distinct($fail.extensions.auth.auth_details)
target_resource_namearray_distinct($fail.target.resource.name)
target_resource_product_object_idarray_distinct($fail.target.resource.product_object_id)