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Tailscale DNS nameservers modified
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| Id | c5d6e7f8-2345-6789-01ab-cdef12345011 |
| Rulename | Tailscale: DNS nameservers modified |
| Description | Identifies when the tailnet’s global DNS nameserver list is modified. Adding an attacker-controlled resolver as a tailnet-wide nameserver enables broad DNS hijacking for every device using MagicDNS resolution. |
| Severity | High |
| Tactics | DefenseEvasion CommandAndControl |
| Techniques | T1556 T1568 |
| Required data connectors | TailscaleCCF |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 15m |
| Query period | 15m |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Tailscale%20%28CCF%29/Analytic%20Rules/TailscaleDnsNameserversModified.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Arm template | c5d6e7f8-2345-6789-01ab-cdef12345011.json |
Tailscale_Audit_CL
| where Action == "UPDATE"
| where tostring(Target.type) == "TAILNET"
| where tostring(Target.property) == "DNS_NAMESERVERS"
| extend ActorLogin = tostring(Actor.loginName)
| extend OldServers = Old.dns
| extend NewServers = New.dns
| extend Added = set_difference(NewServers, OldServers)
| extend Removed = set_difference(OldServers, NewServers)
| project TimeGenerated, ActorLogin, OldServers, NewServers, Added, Removed, Origin
version: 1.0.0
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Tailscale%20%28CCF%29/Analytic%20Rules/TailscaleDnsNameserversModified.yaml
triggerThreshold: 0
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- Tailscale_Audit_CL
connectorId: TailscaleCCF
tactics:
- DefenseEvasion
- CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
- T1556
- T1568
kind: Scheduled
incidentConfiguration:
groupingConfiguration:
matchingMethod: AllEntities
lookbackDuration: P1D
reopenClosedIncident: false
enabled: true
createIncident: true
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: ActorLogin
entityType: Account
description: |
Identifies when the tailnet's global DNS nameserver list is modified. Adding an attacker-controlled resolver as a tailnet-wide nameserver enables broad DNS hijacking for every device using MagicDNS resolution.
triggerOperator: gt
status: Available
queryFrequency: 15m
id: c5d6e7f8-2345-6789-01ab-cdef12345011
name: 'Tailscale: DNS nameservers modified'
severity: High
query: |
Tailscale_Audit_CL
| where Action == "UPDATE"
| where tostring(Target.type) == "TAILNET"
| where tostring(Target.property) == "DNS_NAMESERVERS"
| extend ActorLogin = tostring(Actor.loginName)
| extend OldServers = Old.dns
| extend NewServers = New.dns
| extend Added = set_difference(NewServers, OldServers)
| extend Removed = set_difference(OldServers, NewServers)
| project TimeGenerated, ActorLogin, OldServers, NewServers, Added, Removed, Origin
queryPeriod: 15m
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"workspace": {
"type": "String"
}
},
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
"id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/c5d6e7f8-2345-6789-01ab-cdef12345011')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/c5d6e7f8-2345-6789-01ab-cdef12345011')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "c5d6e7f8-2345-6789-01ab-cdef12345011",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "Identifies when the tailnet's global DNS nameserver list is modified. Adding an attacker-controlled resolver as a tailnet-wide nameserver enables broad DNS hijacking for every device using MagicDNS resolution.\n",
"displayName": "Tailscale: DNS nameservers modified",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "ActorLogin",
"identifier": "FullName"
}
]
}
],
"incidentConfiguration": {
"createIncident": true,
"groupingConfiguration": {
"enabled": true,
"lookbackDuration": "P1D",
"matchingMethod": "AllEntities",
"reopenClosedIncident": false
}
},
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Tailscale%20%28CCF%29/Analytic%20Rules/TailscaleDnsNameserversModified.yaml",
"query": "Tailscale_Audit_CL\n| where Action == \"UPDATE\"\n| where tostring(Target.type) == \"TAILNET\"\n| where tostring(Target.property) == \"DNS_NAMESERVERS\"\n| extend ActorLogin = tostring(Actor.loginName)\n| extend OldServers = Old.dns\n| extend NewServers = New.dns\n| extend Added = set_difference(NewServers, OldServers)\n| extend Removed = set_difference(OldServers, NewServers)\n| project TimeGenerated, ActorLogin, OldServers, NewServers, Added, Removed, Origin\n",
"queryFrequency": "PT15M",
"queryPeriod": "PT15M",
"severity": "High",
"status": "Available",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"CommandAndControl",
"DefenseEvasion"
],
"techniques": [
"T1556",
"T1568"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.0",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}