Analytics Story: GCP Account Takeover

Description

Monitor for activities and techniques associated with Account Takeover attacks against Google Cloud Platform tenants.

Why it matters

Account Takeover (ATO) is an attack whereby cybercriminals gain unauthorized access to online accounts by using different techniques like brute force, social engineering, phishing & spear phishing, credential stuffing, etc. By posing as the real user, cyber-criminals can change account details, send out phishing emails, steal financial information or sensitive data, or use any stolen information to access further accounts within the organization. This analytic story groups detections that can help security operations teams identify the potential compromise of Google cloud accounts.

Detections

Data Sources

References

• https://cloud.google.com/gcp
• https://cloud.google.com/architecture/identity/overview-google-authentication
• https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1586/
• https://www.imperva.com/learn/application-security/account-takeover-ato/
• https://www.barracuda.com/glossary/account-takeover

Source: GitHub | Version: 1