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GCP Service API Key Retrieved
Detects a successful attempt to retrieve the service API Keys.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1555 Credentials from Password Stores |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| GCP-apikeys.googleapis.com | google-api-apikeys-ApiKeys-GetKeyString | Get key string |
Rule body yaral
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rule gcp_service_api_key_retrieved {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects a successful attempt to retrieve the service API Keys."
rule_id = "mr_ee63778e-20ac-482c-84ef-abf5ceacd36e"
rule_name = "GCP Service API Key Retrieved"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
mitre_attack_technique = "Credentials from Password Stores"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"
mitre_attack_version = "v14.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "GCP Cloud Audit"
platform = "GCP"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$gcp.metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"
$gcp.metadata.product_event_type = "google.api.apikeys.v2.ApiKeys.GetKeyString"
$gcp.target.application = "apikeys.googleapis.com"
$gcp.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$gcp.principal.user.userid = $userid
match:
$userid over 1h
outcome:
$risk_score = max(75)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Credentials from Password Stores"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1555"
$event_count = count_distinct($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)
$principal_user_id = array_distinct($gcp.principal.user.userid)
$principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($gcp.principal.user.user_display_name)
$target_resource_name = array_distinct($gcp.target.resource.name)
$dc_target_resource_name = count_distinct($gcp.target.resource.name)
condition:
$gcp
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $gcp event in the 1h window.
Events
$gcp
metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"metadata.product_event_type = "google.api.apikeys.v2.ApiKeys.GetKeyString"target.application = "apikeys.googleapis.com"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(75) |
event_count | count_distinct($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 | array_distinct($gcp.principal.user.userid) |
principal_user_display_name | array_distinct($gcp.principal.user.user_display_name) |
target_resource_name | array_distinct($gcp.target.resource.name) |
dc_target_resource_name | count_distinct($gcp.target.resource.name) |