google_workspace_multiple_files_deleted_from_google_drive


Description

Identifies when a user deletes multiple files from Google Drive, which may indicate data destruction.

Query · yara_l

events:
    $ws.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Workspace"
    $ws.metadata.product_name = "drive"
    (
        $ws.metadata.product_event_type = "trash" or
        $ws.metadata.product_event_type = "delete"
    )
    $ws.principal.user.userid = $user_id

  match:
    $user_id over 1h

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(75)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Impact"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Data Destruction"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1567"
    $event_count = count_distinct($ws.metadata.id)
    $product_event_type = array_distinct($ws.metadata.product_event_type)
    $userid = array_distinct($ws.principal.user.userid)
    $doc_type = array_distinct($ws.src.resource.attribute.labels["doc_type"])
    $owner = array_distinct($ws.target.resource.attribute.labels["owner"])
    $doc_name = array_distinct($ws.target.resource.name)
    $doc_id = array_distinct($ws.target.resource.product_object_id)
    $count_docs = count_distinct($ws.target.resource.product_object_id)

  condition:
    // Customize the value of $count_docs to set the alerting threshold for your environment
    $ws and $count_docs > 10
Raw source google_workspace_multiple_files_deleted_from_google_drive · YARA-L
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Published by chronicle/detection-rules ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule google_workspace_multiple_files_deleted_from_google_drive {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Identifies when a user deletes multiple files from Google Drive, which may indicate data destruction."
    rule_id = "mr_efa7bd41-506c-49b9-85a0-d799f0345ecf"
    rule_name = "Google Workspace Multiple Files Deleted From Google Drive"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Impact"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Data Destruction"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1485/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "Workspace Activity"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"

  events:
    $ws.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Workspace"
    $ws.metadata.product_name = "drive"
    (
        $ws.metadata.product_event_type = "trash" or
        $ws.metadata.product_event_type = "delete"
    )
    $ws.principal.user.userid = $user_id

  match:
    $user_id over 1h

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(75)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Impact"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Data Destruction"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1567"
    $event_count = count_distinct($ws.metadata.id)
    $product_event_type = array_distinct($ws.metadata.product_event_type)
    $userid = array_distinct($ws.principal.user.userid)
    $doc_type = array_distinct($ws.src.resource.attribute.labels["doc_type"])
    $owner = array_distinct($ws.target.resource.attribute.labels["owner"])
    $doc_name = array_distinct($ws.target.resource.name)
    $doc_id = array_distinct($ws.target.resource.product_object_id)
    $count_docs = count_distinct($ws.target.resource.product_object_id)

  condition:
    // Customize the value of $count_docs to set the alerting threshold for your environment
    $ws and $count_docs > 10
}

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