Detectors

Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.

58 detectors match the current filters.

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Type Name Severity Module Data source / event ATT&CK
Analytics A cloud identity performed multiple unusual activities A cloud identity performed multiple unusual activities across various cloud services. Medium Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Execution
Analytics Abnormal Allocation of compute resources in multiple regions An identity allocated an unusual compute resource pool, suspected as mining activity. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact, Initial Access
Analytics AI model discovery A cloud identity listed available AI models. This behavior often suggests reconnaissance on AI models and potential misuse. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0007 - Discover ML Artifacts. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Allocation of multiple cloud compute resources An identity allocated multiple compute resources. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact, Initial Access
Analytics An Azure identity performed multiple actions that were denied An identity performed multiple Microsoft Graph actions that were denied, which may indicate it is being misused. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics An identity initiated a download of multiple cloud objects An identity initiated a download of multiple cloud objects. This might be an indication for an adversary trying to exfiltrate data from cloud storage. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Collection, Exfiltration
Analytics An identity performed a suspicious download of multiple cloud storage objects An identity downloaded multiple objects from cloud storage. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to download sensitive data from a bucket in the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Collection, Exfiltration
Analytics An identity successfully extracted multiple secrets within the organization An identity successfully dumped multiple secrets from the project. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to dump sensitive information from the cloud environment. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Credential Access
Analytics An internal Cloud resource performed port scan on external networks An internal cloud resource attempted to connect to the same destination port of multiple external IP addresses. This may be a result of the cloud resource being hijacked by an attacker. Attackers perform port scans on a specific destination port for reconnaissance purposes, to detect known vulnerable services that accept connections in the specific port, and perform targeted attacks against them. Medium Cortex Cloud XDR Agent Discovery, Impact
Analytics An unusual process in ingress-nginx has accessed a service-account token file An unusual process in ingress-nginx has read a service-account token. High Cortex Cloud XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Initial Access, Credential Access
Analytics AWS Bedrock AI infrastructure enumeration activity Bedrock AI infrastructure enumeration activity detected, potentially indicating reconnaissance on AI resources. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS EBS enumeration activity EBS volume and snapshot enumeration activity, potentially indicating block storage reconnaissance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS EC2 infrastructure enumeration activity EC2 infrastructure enumeration activity detected within a specific AWS region. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS Lambda infrastructure enumeration activity Lambda infrastructure enumeration activity detected within a specific AWS region. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS S3 Buckets enumeration activity Enumeration of S3 buckets, suggesting potential cloud storage reconnaissance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS Security Service Enumeration AWS security service enumeration activity, potentially indicating reconnaissance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Azure enumeration activity using Microsoft Graph API The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate an Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Cloud email infrastructure enumeration activity A cloud identity attempted to discover available email sending resources within the cloud environment. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the organization's email sending environment and discover cloud resources that may assist to send phishing emails or spam. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Cloud IMDS access followed by remote token usage A request was made to the cloud Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) followed by a remote usage of EC2 role token. Medium Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, XDR Agent Initial Access, Credential Access
Analytics Cloud infrastructure discovery across multiple regions Discovery API calls were executed across multiple AWS regions. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Cloud infrastructure enumeration activity A cloud identity attempted to discover available resources within the cloud environment. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the organization's cloud environment and discover cloud resources that may assist to perform additional attacks within the environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Cloud user performed multiple actions that were denied An identity performed multiple actions that were denied, which may indicate it is being misused. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Command execution via AWS SSM A cloud identity performed multiple unusual activities leading to code execution using AWS Systems Manager service. Medium Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Execution, Lateral Movement
Analytics Data exfiltration from cloud database An identity tries to exfiltrate data from cloud database, as indicated by multiple signals. Low Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Exfiltration, Collection
Analytics Deletion of multiple cloud resources An identity deleted multiple cloud resources. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics EC2 backdoor created with newly added external SSH or RDP access EC2 instance created with an administrator instance profile and a newly added external SSH or RDP access. High Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence
Analytics IAM Enumeration sequence An identity has executed a sequence of events which may be related to an IAM recon enumeration. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Impossible travel by a cloud identity Cloud identity activity detected from distant geographic regions within an short time window. This suggests unauthorized use of credentials, possibly indicating a compromised account. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics Kubernetes enumeration activity An identity attempted to discover available resources within a cluster. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the Kubernetes environment and discover resources that may assist to perform additional attacks within the environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Discovery
Analytics Log enumeration via cloud native logging service An activity of log enumeration operations via cloud native logging service was detected. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Mailbox enumeration activity by Azure application Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate mailboxes in Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Microsoft 365 storage services exfiltration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to download Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint files. Low Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Collection
Analytics Microsoft OneDrive enumeration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate Microsoft OneDrive items. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Microsoft OneNote enumeration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate Microsoft OneNote items. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Microsoft SharePoint enumeration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate Microsoft SharePoint sites in an Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Microsoft Teams enumeration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate Microsoft Teams channels in an Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics ML artifacts destruction An identity deleted multiple ML artifacts. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics Multi region enumeration activity An internal identity performed an operation on multiple regions, considerably more than usual. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to identify all available resources in the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery, Defense Evasion
Analytics Multiple cloud snapshots export A cloud identity has downloaded multiple virtual machines or DB snapshots locally. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Exfiltration
Analytics Multiple failed AWS assume role attempts An AWS identity performed an unusual high number of failed assume role attempts. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery, Privilege Escalation
Analytics Multiple failed logins from a single IP Multiple failed logins were observed in a short period of time from a single external IP. The IP is not a known identity provider. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics Multiple risk indicators for a cloud identity Multiple risk indicators detected for a cloud identity, combining unusual activity with activity from unusual geolocation or high-risk IP. High Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics New cloud identity created with administrative policy New cloud identity was created and assigned administrative policy. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence
Analytics Potential denial of wallet abusing AI services An ML model experienced a sudden spike in requests in a short time. MITRE ATLAS Techniques: AML.T0029 - Denial of ML Service, AML.T0034 - Cost Harvesting. OWASP Top 10 LLM Technique: LLM10 - Unbounded Consumption. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics Storage enumeration activity An identity attempted to discover cloud objects within storage buckets. This might be an attempt by an adversary to find sensitive data stored in cloud storage, which could lead to data theft. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Suspicious access to cloud credential files A process accessed multiple cloud credential files, which may indicate a credential theft activity. Informational Cortex Cloud XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics Suspicious access to Kubernetes API with kubelet credentials A combination of signals has been detected indicating that kubelet credentials were used inside a pod to access the Kubernetes API. This activity suggests an attempt to escalate privileges or move laterally within the cluster. Low Cortex Cloud XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Exfiltration, Collection
Analytics Suspicious activity indicating a potential abuse of a cloud-native email service A cloud identity performed a sequence of activities which might indicate an intent to abuse the email service to send phishing or spam. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log Execution
Analytics Suspicious AWS SSM parameters retrieval activity An identity dumped multiple AWS SSM parameters from the project. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to dump sensitive information from the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Credential Access, Collection
Analytics Suspicious Azure enumeration activity An Azure identity performed resource enumeration across multiple services using Microsoft Graph. Medium Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Suspicious cloud user data modification attempt followed by VM restart Suspicious user data modification followed by VM restart, possibly an attempt to run altered startup scripts at boot. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Execution
Analytics Suspicious EBS snapshots deletion An identity deleted multiple EBS snapshots from the project, considerably more than usual. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Impact
Analytics Suspicious identity downloaded multiple objects from a bucket An identity downloaded multiple objects from a bucket, considerably more than usual. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to download sensitive data from a bucket in the cloud environment. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Collection, Exfiltration
Analytics Suspicious objects encryption in an AWS bucket An AWS KMS key from a non-organization account was used to encrypt multiple objects in a bucket for the first time. This may indicate an attacker attempting to perform a ransomware attack against the organization's cloud environment. High Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Impact
Analytics Suspicious secrets dump activity An identity dumped multiple secrets from the project, considerably more than usual. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to dump sensitive information from the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Credential Access, Collection
Analytics Uncommon increase in Azure Microsoft Graph API request sizes An identity executed multiple Microsoft Graph actions, leading to an uncommon increase in API request sizes. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Exfiltration
Analytics Unusual AWS S3 objects deletion An identity deleted multiple S3 bucket objects from the project, considerably more than usual. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Impact
Analytics Unusual multi-region AWS Resource Explorer searches An identity performed unusual discovery activity in multiple regions using Resource Explorer's Search operation. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery