Sigma rule: Google Workspace Granted Domain API Access

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-e40596794ed4, updated 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Google Workspace Granted Domain API Access
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer
Date
2021-08-23
Modified
2023-10-11
File
rules/cloud/gcp/gworkspace/admin/gcp_gworkspace_granted_domain_api_access.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when an API access service account is granted domain authority.

Log source

product
gcp
service
google_workspace.admin

Detection

selection:
    eventService: admin.googleapis.com
    eventName: AUTHORIZE_API_CLIENT_ACCESS
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1098

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/gcp/gworkspace/admin/gcp_gworkspace_granted_domain_api_access.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Google Workspace Granted Domain API Access" by Austin Songer (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/gcp/gworkspace/admin/gcp_gworkspace_granted_domain_api_access.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Google Workspace Granted Domain API Access",
entity page, dataset version ref-e40596794ed4, updated 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/04e2a23a-9b29-4a5c-be3a-3542e3f982ba (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 04e2a23a-9b29-4a5c-be3a-3542e3f982ba, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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