Detection rules › YARA-L
Google Cloud Service Account Key Created or Uploaded
Detects when a service account key is created in or uploaded to a monitored Google Cloud project.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1098.001 Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials |
References
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| GCP-iam.googleapis.com | google-iam-admin-CreateServiceAccountKey | Create service account key |
| GCP-iam.googleapis.com | google-iam-admin-UploadServiceAccountKey | Upload service account key |
Rules detecting the same action
Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.
Rule body yaral
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rule google_cloud_service_account_key_created_or_uploaded {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects when a service account key is created in or uploaded to a monitored Google Cloud project."
rule_id = "mr_751d64b3-2aef-4c5b-bf39-abc6577f6ce8"
rule_name = "Google Cloud Service Account Key Created or Uploaded"
assumption = "Google SecOps is ingesting Google Cloud logs. Reference: https://cloud.google.com/chronicle/docs/ingestion/cloud/ingest-gcp-logs"
type = "alert"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
platform = "Google Cloud"
data_source = "GCP Cloud Audit"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence"
mitre_attack_technique = "Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/001/"
mitre_attack_version = "v15"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/best-practices-for-managing-service-account-keys"
events:
$gc.metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"
$gc.metadata.product_name = "Google Cloud IAM"
(
$gc.metadata.product_event_type = "google.iam.admin.v1.CreateServiceAccountKey" or
$gc.metadata.product_event_type = "google.iam.admin.v1.UploadServiceAccountKey"
)
$gc.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$gc.security_result.detection_fields["key_id"] = $sa_key_id
match:
$sa_key_id over 30m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(65)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1098.001"
$event_count = count_distinct($gc.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($gc.principal.ip)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($gc.principal.user.userid)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($gc.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($gc.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_ip_city = array_distinct($gc.principal.location.city)
$security_result_summary = array_distinct($gc.security_result.summary)
$sa_key_expiry_date = array_distinct(timestamp.get_date(cast.as_int($gc.about.labels["res_valid_before_time"])))
condition:
$gc
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $gc event in the 30m window.
Events
$gc
metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"metadata.product_event_type = "google.iam.admin.v1.CreateServiceAccountKey" or "google.iam.admin.v1.UploadServiceAccountKey"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(65) |
event_count | count_distinct($gc.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($gc.principal.ip) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($gc.principal.user.userid) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($gc.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($gc.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_ip_city | array_distinct($gc.principal.location.city) |
security_result_summary | array_distinct($gc.security_result.summary) |
sa_key_expiry_date | array_distinct(timestamp.get_date(cast.as_int($gc.about.labels["res_valid_before_time"]))) |