Google Compute Engine firewall egress rule opened to the world
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Goal
Detect when a Google Compute Engine firewall egress rule is opened to the world.
Strategy
This rule monitors Google Cloud Audit Logs to determine when a v*.compute.firewalls.insert API call is made with the traffic direction as egress (@data.protoPayload.request.direction:EGRESS) and the destination range as all IP addresses (@data.protoPayload.request.destinationRanges:0.0.0.0/0).
An excessively open firewall rule like this could be a sign of an ongoing cryptomining attack.
Triage and response
- Determine if
{{@usr.id}} from IP address {{@network.client.ip}} should have made the {{@evt.name}} API call. - If the API call was not made by the user:
- Rotate the user credentials.
- Determine what other API calls were made by the user.
- Investigate VPC flow logs and OS system logs to determine if unauthorized access occurred.
- If the API call was made legitimately by the user:
- Advise the user to modify the IP range to the company private network or bastion host.
Changelog
- 17 August 2023 - Updated query to replace attribute
@threat_intel.results.subcategory:tor with @threat_intel.results.category:tor.
