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GCP Successful API Call From Tor Exit Node

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

Detects successful API executions from a Tor exit node.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
ExecutionT1204 User Execution

Rule body yaral

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 rule gcp_successful_api_from_tor_exit_node {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detects successful API executions from a Tor exit node."
    rule_id = "mr_5912e2be-4366-4f34-a770-0ac8358f2cb9"
    rule_name = "GCP Successful API Call 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 = "v14.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "GCP Cloud Audit"
    platform = "GCP"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"

  events:

    $gcp.metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"
    $gcp.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
    $gcp.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:
    $risk_score = max(
        //Baseline
        35 +
        // Unauthorized geographies
        if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 40) +
        if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 40) +
        if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea" , 40) +
        if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 40) +
        if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 40)
    )
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Execution"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "User Execution"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1204"
    $event_count = count_distinct($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)
    $principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($gcp.principal.user.user_display_name)
    $dc_principal_user_display_name = count_distinct($gcp.principal.user.user_display_name)
    $target_resource_name = array_distinct($gcp.target.resource.name)

  condition:
    $gcp and $gcti_feed
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $gcp event in the 5m window and $gcti_feed matches entity context.

Events

$gcp

  • metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"
  • security_result.action = "ALLOW"

$gcti_feed entity context (IP_ADDRESS)

  • 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

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( 35 + if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 40) + if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 40) + if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea" , 40) + if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 40) + if($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 40) )
event_countcount_distinct($gcp.metadata.id)
network_http_user_agentarray_distinct($gcp.network.http.user_agent)
principal_iparray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_user_display_namearray_distinct($gcp.principal.user.user_display_name)
dc_principal_user_display_namecount_distinct($gcp.principal.user.user_display_name)
target_resource_namearray_distinct($gcp.target.resource.name)