BigQuery table or query results exfiltrated to a foreign project

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XSIAM
Last date published
2026-01-04
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • Gcp Audit Log

Detection Modules

Cloud

Detector Tags

Data Detection & Response

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Informational

Description

A cloud identity exfiltrated BigQuery table data to a foreign storage service.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate sensitive data that resides inside BigQuery table.

Investigative actions

  • Check if {cloud_best_identity_match} intended to transfer data from BigQuery table.
  • Verify if the affected table did not contain any sensitive information.

Variations

BigQuery table or query results exfiltrated to a foreign project by cloud admin identity

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Informational

Description

A cloud identity exfiltrated BigQuery table data to a foreign storage service.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate sensitive data that resides inside BigQuery table.

Investigative actions

  • Check if {cloud_best_identity_match} intended to transfer data from BigQuery table.
  • Verify if the affected table did not contain any sensitive information.


BigQuery table or query results exfiltrated to a foreign project by an unknown identity

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Low

Description

A cloud identity exfiltrated BigQuery table data to a foreign storage service.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate sensitive data that resides inside BigQuery table.

Investigative actions

  • Check if {cloud_best_identity_match} intended to transfer data from BigQuery table.
  • Verify if the affected table did not contain any sensitive information.