Detection rules › YARA-L
AWS Unusual Number Of Failed Authentication Attempts From The Same IP
Detects unusual number of failed authentications from the same IP for valid users.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1110.004 Brute Force: Credential Stuffing |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| AWS-signin | ConsoleLogin |
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
metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"security_result.action = "BLOCK"security_result.description = "Reason: Failed authentication"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max( if($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_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) |