AWSCloudTrail - S3 bucket suspicious ransomware activity

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Id	b442b9e2-5cc4-4129-a85b-a5ef38a9e5f0
Rulename	AWSCloudTrail - S3 bucket suspicious ransomware activity
Description	Detects a ransomware-like sequence where objects are read from an S3 bucket and then overwritten using an external KMS key. This pattern can indicate malicious encryption and potential data denial in the bucket.
Severity	High
Tactics	Impact
Techniques	T1486
Required data connectors	AWS
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1h
Query period	1h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_S3Ransomware.yaml
Version	1.0.2
Arm template	b442b9e2-5cc4-4129-a85b-a5ef38a9e5f0.json

KQL

let timeframe = 1h;
let lookback = 2h;
// The attacker downloads the object(s) from the compromised bucket
let GetObject = AWSCloudTrail
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(lookback)
| where EventName == "GetObject" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
| extend bucketName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).bucketName), keyName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).key)
| project-rename StartTime = TimeGenerated;
// Then, the attacker overwrites the same object(s) but encrypted with his own key
let PutObject = AWSCloudTrail
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(timeframe)
| where EventName == "PutObject" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
| extend bucketName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).bucketName), keyName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).key)
| extend kmsId = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).["x-amz-server-side-encryption-aws-kms-key-id"])
| where tostring(kmsId) !has tostring(RecipientAccountId) and kmsId <> "";
PutObject
| join kind=inner 
(
   GetObject
)
on $left.bucketName == $right.bucketName, $left.keyName == $right.keyName
| where TimeGenerated > StartTime
| extend UserIdentityArn = iif(isempty(UserIdentityArn), tostring(parse_json(Resources)[0].ARN), UserIdentityArn)
| extend UserName = tostring(split(UserIdentityArn, '/')[-1])
| extend AccountName = case( UserIdentityPrincipalid == "Anonymous", "Anonymous", isempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserName, UserIdentityUserName)
| extend AccountName = iif(AccountName contains "@", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 0)[0]), AccountName),
  AccountUPNSuffix = iif(AccountName contains "@", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 1)[0]), "")

YAML

severity: High
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_S3Ransomware.yaml
id: b442b9e2-5cc4-4129-a85b-a5ef38a9e5f0
version: 1.0.2
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: AccountName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
  - columnName: RecipientAccountId
    identifier: CloudAppAccountId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SourceIpAddress
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDescriptionFormat: Detected GetObject followed by encrypted PutObject activity in bucket {{bucketName}} from {{SourceIpAddress}} for account {{RecipientAccountId}}.
  alertDisplayNameFormat: AWS S3 ransomware-like overwrite activity by {{AccountName}}
relevantTechniques:
- T1486
triggerThreshold: 0
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - AWSCloudTrail
  connectorId: AWS
name: AWSCloudTrail - S3 bucket suspicious ransomware activity
triggerOperator: gt
queryPeriod: 1h
tactics:
- Impact
queryFrequency: 1h
status: Available
query: |
  let timeframe = 1h;
  let lookback = 2h;
  // The attacker downloads the object(s) from the compromised bucket
  let GetObject = AWSCloudTrail
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(lookback)
  | where EventName == "GetObject" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
  | extend bucketName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).bucketName), keyName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).key)
  | project-rename StartTime = TimeGenerated;
  // Then, the attacker overwrites the same object(s) but encrypted with his own key
  let PutObject = AWSCloudTrail
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(timeframe)
  | where EventName == "PutObject" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
  | extend bucketName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).bucketName), keyName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).key)
  | extend kmsId = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).["x-amz-server-side-encryption-aws-kms-key-id"])
  | where tostring(kmsId) !has tostring(RecipientAccountId) and kmsId <> "";
  PutObject
  | join kind=inner 
  (
     GetObject
  )
  on $left.bucketName == $right.bucketName, $left.keyName == $right.keyName
  | where TimeGenerated > StartTime
  | extend UserIdentityArn = iif(isempty(UserIdentityArn), tostring(parse_json(Resources)[0].ARN), UserIdentityArn)
  | extend UserName = tostring(split(UserIdentityArn, '/')[-1])
  | extend AccountName = case( UserIdentityPrincipalid == "Anonymous", "Anonymous", isempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserName, UserIdentityUserName)
  | extend AccountName = iif(AccountName contains "@", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 0)[0]), AccountName),
    AccountUPNSuffix = iif(AccountName contains "@", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 1)[0]), "")  
description: |
  Detects a ransomware-like sequence where objects are read from an S3 bucket and then overwritten using an
  external KMS key. This pattern can indicate malicious encryption and potential data denial in the bucket.  
kind: Scheduled
customDetails:
  RecipientAccountId: RecipientAccountId
  bucketName: bucketName
  kmsId: kmsId
  keyName: keyName

ARM