GCP Storage Bucket Deletion

Elastic Stack Serverless Security

Identifies when a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) storage bucket is deleted. An adversary may delete a storage bucket in order to disrupt their target’s business operations.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

• filebeat-*
• logs-gcp*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: None (https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/common-options.html#date-math[Date Math format], see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

• https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/key-terms#buckets

Tags:

• Elastic
• Cloud
• GCP
• Continuous Monitoring
• SecOps
• Monitoring

Version: 8

Rule authors:

• Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

event.dataset:gcp.audit and event.action:"storage.buckets.delete"

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM

• Tactic:

  • Name: Impact
  • ID: TA0040
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/

• Technique:

  • Name: Data Destruction
  • ID: T1485
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1485/