A Kubernetes service account was created or deleted

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by data source

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-12-03
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
Order
data source

Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

5 Days

Required Data

  • Requires one of the following data sources:
    • AWS Audit Log
      OR
    • Azure Audit Log
      OR
    • Gcp Audit Log

Detection Modules

Cloud

Detector Tags

Kubernetes - API

ATT&CK Tactic

Persistence (TA0003)

ATT&CK Technique

Valid Accounts (T1078)

Severity

Informational

Description

A Kubernetes service account was created or deleted.

Attacker's Goals

  • Maintain persistence using a valid service account.

Investigative actions

  • Check which changes were made to the Kubernetes service account.

Variations

A Kubernetes service account was created or deleted in a default namespace

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Persistence (TA0003)

ATT&CK Technique

Valid Accounts (T1078)

Severity

Informational

Description

A Kubernetes service account was created or deleted.

Attacker's Goals

  • Maintain persistence using a valid service account.

Investigative actions

  • Check which changes were made to the Kubernetes service account.