First Occurrence GitHub Event for a Personal Access Token (PAT)

Detects a first occurrence event for a personal access token (PAT) not seen in the last 14 days.

Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:

• logs-github.audit-*

Rule Severity: low
Risk Score: 21
Runs every:
Searches indices from: now-9m
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:

Tags:

• Domain: Cloud
• Use Case: Threat Detection
• Use Case: UEBA
• Tactic: Execution
• Rule Type: BBR
• Data Source: Github

Version: 207
Rule authors:

• Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

event.dataset:"github.audit" and event.category:"configuration" and
event.action:* and github.hashed_token:* and
github.programmatic_access_type:("OAuth access token" or "Fine-grained personal access token")
		

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK

• Tactic:

  • Name: Execution
  • Id: TA0002
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/

• Technique:

  • Name: Serverless Execution
  • Id: T1648
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1648/

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK

• Tactic:

  • Name: Defense Evasion
  • Id: TA0005
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/

• Technique:

  • Name: Use Alternate Authentication Material
  • Id: T1550
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/

• Sub Technique:

  • Name: Application Access Token
  • Id: T1550.001
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/001/

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK

• Tactic:

  • Name: Persistence
  • Id: TA0003
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/

• Technique:

  • Name: Account Manipulation
  • Id: T1098
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/

• Sub Technique:

  • Name: Additional Cloud Credentials
  • Id: T1098.001
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/001/