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Google Cloud Service Account key created

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Classification:

attack

Tactic:

TA0003-persistence

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Goal

Detect when a new service account key is created. An attacker could use this key as a backdoor to your account.

Strategy

This rule lets you monitor Google Cloud Admin activity audit logs to detect the creation of a service account key.

Triage and response

Contact the user who created the service account key to ensure they’re managing the key securely.

Changelog

31 January 2023 - Updated tags.