GCP Service Account creation

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	5 Days
Required Data	Gcp Audit Log
Detection Modules	Cloud
ATT&CK Tactic	Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK Technique	Create Account (T1136)
Severity	Informational

Description

A GCP service account was created. An attacker might use this technique to evade detection.

Attacker's Goals

• Persistence with service account.
• An attacker might use this technique to evade detection.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity that created the account and its actions.