Google Workspace Government Attack Warning
Detects a login attempt in Google Workspace flagged as a potential attack by a government-backed threat actor
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- gcp
- Log source service
- google_workspace_login
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| cloud.google.com/logging/docs/audit/gsuite-audit-logging | 8 |
| cloud.google.com/logging/docs/audit/understanding-audit-logs | 3 |
| developers.google.com/workspace/admin/reports/v1/appendix/activity/login#gov_attack_warning | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- eafe6f2b-cfec-4612-aec2-49563c33a087
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.impactattack.initial-accessattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1