Analytics BIOC Informational

GCP service account impersonation attempt

An attempt to impersonate the GCP service account failed.

Module:
Cortex Cloud
Licensed by:
Cloud Runtime Security (CRS)
Data source:
Gcp Audit Log
ATT&CK tactics: Privilege Escalation (TA0004) Initial Access (TA0001)
ATT&CK techniques: Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts (T1078.004) Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Temporary Elevated Cloud Access (T1548.005) Trusted Relationship (T1199)
Attacker's goals:

Escalate privileges to gain elevated access to cloud resources.

Investigative actions:

Review activity on the target service account. Check which principals have permission to impersonate the service account.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
5 Days