GCP Storage Bucket Deletion
editGCP Storage Bucket Deletion
editIdentifies when a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) storage bucket is deleted. An adversary may delete a storage bucket in order to disrupt their target’s business operations.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-gcp*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- GCP
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Monitoring
Version: 8 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.4.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positives
editStorage buckets may be deleted by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user email, resource name, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Bucket deletions by unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
Investigation guide
editRule query
editevent.dataset:gcp.audit and event.action:"storage.buckets.delete"
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Impact
- ID: TA0040
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/
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Technique:
- Name: Data Destruction
- ID: T1485
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1485/
Rule version history
edit- Version 8 (8.4.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.dataset:(googlecloud.audit or gcp.audit) and event.action:"storage.buckets.delete"
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- Version 6 (8.1.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 5 (7.13.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.dataset:(googlecloud.audit or gcp.audit) and event.action:storage.buckets.delete
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- Version 4 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.11.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.dataset:googlecloud.audit and event.action:storage.buckets.delete
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