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The analytic detects an AWS account experiencing more than 20 failed authentication attempts within a 5-minute window. It leverages AWS CloudTrail logs to identify multiple failed ConsoleLogin events. This behavior is significant as it may indicate a brute force attack targeting the account. If confirmed malicious, the attacker could potentially gain unauthorized access, leading to data breaches or further exploitation of the AWS environment. Security teams should consider adjusting the threshold based on their specific environment to reduce false positives.
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The analytic detects an IP address with 20 or more failed authentication attempts to the AWS Web Console within a 5-minute window. This detection leverages CloudTrail logs, aggregating failed login events by IP address and time span. This activity is significant as it may indicate a brute force attack aimed at gaining unauthorized access or escalating privileges within an AWS environment. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, or further exploitation of AWS resources.
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The following analytic detects when a repository is archived in GitHub Enterprise. The detection monitors GitHub Enterprise audit logs for repository archival events by tracking actor details, repository information, and associated metadata. For a SOC, identifying repository archival is important as it could indicate attempts to make critical code inaccessible or preparation for repository deletion. While archiving is a legitimate feature, unauthorized archival of active repositories could signal account compromise, insider threats, or attempts to disrupt development operations. The impact of unauthorized repository archival includes loss of active development access, disruption to workflows and CI/CD pipelines, and potential business delays if critical repositories are affected. Additionally, archived repositories may be targeted for subsequent deletion, potentially resulting in permanent loss of intellectual property if proper backups are not maintained.
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The following analytic detects the creation or update of a Kubernetes pod with host network attachment. It leverages Kubernetes Audit logs to identify pods configured with host network settings. This activity is significant for a SOC as it could allow an attacker to monitor all network traffic on the node, potentially capturing sensitive information and escalating privileges. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and service disruptions, severely impacting the security and integrity of the Kubernetes environment.
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The following analytic detects anomalous changes in resource utilization ratios for processes running on a Kubernetes node. It leverages process metrics collected via an OTEL collector and hostmetrics receiver, analyzed through Splunk Observability Cloud. The detection uses a lookup table containing average and standard deviation values for various resource ratios (e.g., CPU:memory, CPU:disk operations). Significant deviations from these baselines may indicate compromised processes, malicious activity, or misconfigurations. If confirmed malicious, this could signify a security breach, allowing attackers to manipulate workloads, potentially leading to data exfiltration or service disruption.
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The analytic identifies shell activity within the Kubernetes privilege scope on a worker node, specifically when shell processes are consuming CPU resources. It leverages process metrics from an OTEL collector hostmetrics receiver, pulled from Splunk Observability Cloud via the Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring Add-on, focusing on process.cpu.utilization and process.memory.utilization. This activity is significant as unauthorized shell processes can indicate a security threat, potentially compromising the node and the entire Kubernetes cluster. If confirmed malicious, attackers could gain full control over the host's resources, leading to data theft, service disruption, privilege escalation, and further attacks within the cluster.
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This analytic detects when an email reported by a user in Microsoft 365 using the built-in report button is subsequently found to be malicious. Specifically, it looks for submissions that receive a 'Phish' or 'Malware' verdict from Microsoft's analysis.
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This analytic detects when Microsoft Safe Links triggers an alert. This behavior indicates that a user has interacted with a phishing or otherwise malicious link within the Microsoft Office ecosystem, and Safe Links has taken action (allowed or blocked) against it.
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The analytic detects the creation of a symlink to a shadow copy, which may indicate credential dumping attempts. It identifies processes executing commands containing "mklink" and "HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy". This activity is significant because attackers often use this technique to manipulate or delete shadow copies, hindering system backup and recovery efforts. If confirmed malicious, this could prevent data restoration, complicate incident response, and lead to data loss or compromise. Analysts should review the process details, user, parent process, and any related artifacts to identify the attack source.
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This analytic identifies the abuse of the right-to-left override (RTLO) character (U+202E) in process names. It leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on process execution logs and command-line data. This activity is significant because adversaries use the RTLO character to disguise malicious files or commands, making them appear benign. If confirmed malicious, this technique can allow attackers to execute harmful code undetected, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or further system compromise.
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