Detection rules › YARA-L
GitHub Personal Access Token Created from Tor IP Address
Detects when a GitHub Personal Access Token is created from a known Tor exit node IP address. An adversary may create a Personal Access Token before carrying out follow up actions such as cloning GitHub repositories to steal data.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1098.001 Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials |
| Privilege Escalation | T1098.001 Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials |
References
Rule body yaral
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rule github_personal_access_token_created_from_tor_ip_address {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects when a GitHub Personal Access Token is created from a known Tor exit node IP address. An adversary may create a Personal Access Token before carrying out follow up actions such as cloning GitHub repositories to steal data."
rule_id = "mr_39b42a3c-6b7a-4fa7-a6ca-df084ca92da4"
rule_name = "GitHub Personal Access Token Created from Tor IP Address"
assumption = "Your GitHub enterprise audit log settings are configured to log the source IP address for events. Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-security-settings-for-your-organization/displaying-ip-addresses-in-the-audit-log-for-your-organization"
type = "alert"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
platform = "GitHub"
data_source = "github"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence, Privilege Escalation"
mitre_attack_technique = "Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/versions/v14/techniques/T1098/001/"
mitre_attack_version = "v14"
reference = "https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/monitoring-activity-in-your-enterprise/reviewing-audit-logs-for-your-enterprise/audit-log-events-for-your-enterprise"
tags = "tor"
events:
$github.metadata.vendor_name = "GITHUB" nocase
$github.metadata.product_name = "GITHUB"
$github.metadata.product_event_type = "personal_access_token.request_created"
$github.principal.ip = $ip
// Tor IP address list is provided by Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (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 30m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(85)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence, Privilege Escalation"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1098.001"
$event_count = count_distinct($github.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($github.principal.ip)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($github.principal.user.userid)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($github.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($github.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_ip_city = array_distinct($github.principal.location.city)
$security_result_summary = array_distinct($github.security_result.summary)
condition:
$github and $gcti_feed
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $github event in the 30m window and $gcti_feed matches entity context.
Events
$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"
$github
metadata.product_event_type = "personal_access_token.request_created"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(85) |
event_count | count_distinct($github.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($github.principal.ip) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($github.principal.user.userid) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($github.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($github.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_ip_city | array_distinct($github.principal.location.city) |
security_result_summary | array_distinct($github.security_result.summary) |