Sigma rule: New Kubernetes Service Account Created

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4c29bf8c5ec9, updated 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
New Kubernetes Service Account Created
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Leo Tsaousis (@laripping)
Date
2024-03-26
File
rules/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_serviceaccount_creation.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects creation of new Kubernetes service account, which could indicate an attacker's attempt to persist within a cluster.

Log source

product
kubernetes
service
audit
category
application

Detection

selection:
    verb: 'create'
    objectRef.resource: 'serviceaccounts'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1136

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_serviceaccount_creation.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "New Kubernetes Service Account Created" by Leo Tsaousis (@laripping) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_serviceaccount_creation.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: New Kubernetes Service Account Created",
entity page, dataset version ref-4c29bf8c5ec9, updated 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e31bae15-83ed-473e-bf31-faf4f8a17d36 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e31bae15-83ed-473e-bf31-faf4f8a17d36, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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