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
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Detection Modules |
Cloud |
Detector Tags |
|
ATT&CK Tactic |
Impact (TA0040) |
ATT&CK Technique |
Network Denial of Service (T1498) |
Severity |
Informational |
Description
A cloud identity has executed a high volume of API calls, causing a throttling error.
Attacker's Goals
Abuse cloud resource, such behavior is usually seen during a cryptocurrency attacks.
Investigative actions
- Check the identity created resources and its legitimacy.
- Look for any unusual behavior originated from the suspected identity.
Variations
Cloud identity reached a highly unusual throttling API rate
Synopsis
Description
A cloud identity has executed a high volume of API calls, causing a throttling error.
This indicates on a high volume of cloud instances allocation, such activity may be related to a cryptocurrency attack.
Attacker's Goals
Abuse cloud resource, such behavior is usually seen during a cryptocurrency attacks.
Investigative actions
- Check the identity created resources and its legitimacy.
- Look for any unusual behavior originated from the suspected identity.
Cloud identity reached an unusual throttling API rate in the cloud project
Synopsis
Description
A cloud identity has executed a high volume of API calls, causing a throttling error.
This API rate is unusual on the project level.
Attacker's Goals
Abuse cloud resource, such behavior is usually seen during a cryptocurrency attacks.
Investigative actions
- Check the identity created resources and its legitimacy.
- Look for any unusual behavior originated from the suspected identity.
Cloud identity reached an unusual throttling API rate
Synopsis
Description
A cloud identity has executed a high volume of API calls, causing a throttling error.
This activity is unusual for the cloud identity, and was not seen in the last 30 days.
Attacker's Goals
Abuse cloud resource, such behavior is usually seen during a cryptocurrency attacks.
Investigative actions
- Check the identity created resources and its legitimacy.
- Look for any unusual behavior originated from the suspected identity.