text code block:FROM logs-aws.cloudtrail-* | WHERE event.provider == "ecs.amazonaws.com" AND event.action IN ("RegisterTaskDefinition", "RunTask", "StartTask", "CreateService") | EVAL Esql.miner_register = CASE( event.action == "RegisterTaskDefinition" AND (aws.cloudtrail.request_parameters RLIKE """.*image=(docker.io|index.docker.io|ghcr.io|quay.io|public.ecr.aws)/.*""" OR aws.cloudtrail.request_parameters RLIKE """.*image=[-a-zA-Z0-9_]+(/|[,} :]).*""") AND aws.cloudtrail.request_parameters RLIKE """.*cpu=(8192|16384)[,} ].*""", 1, 0), Esql.task_run = CASE(event.action IN ("RunTask", "StartTask", "CreateService"), 1, 0) | STATS Esql.miner_register_sum = SUM(Esql.miner_register), Esql.task_run_sum = SUM(Esql.task_run), Esql.event_count = COUNT(*), Esql.cloud_region_count_distinct = COUNT_DISTINCT(cloud.region), Esql.cloud_region_values = VALUES(cloud.region), Esql.event_action_values = VALUES(event.action), Esql.source_ip_values = VALUES(source.ip), Esql.source_as_number_values = VALUES(source.as.number), Esql.user_agent_original_values = VALUES(user_agent.original), Esql.cloud_account_id_values = VALUES(cloud.account.id), Esql.aws_cloudtrail_user_identity_type_values = VALUES(aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.type), Esql.timestamp_min = MIN(@timestamp), Esql.timestamp_max = MAX(@timestamp) BY aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.arn | WHERE Esql.miner_register_sum >= 1 AND Esql.task_run_sum >= 1 | KEEP aws.*, Esql.aws_cloudtrail_user_identity_type_values, Esql.miner_register_sum, Esql.task_run_sum, Esql.event_count, Esql.cloud_region_count_distinct, Esql.cloud_region_values, Esql.event_action_values, Esql.source_ip_values, Esql.source_as_number_values, Esql.user_agent_original_values, Esql.cloud_account_id_values, Esql.timestamp_min, Esql.timestamp_max
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect AWS Potential Cryptomining via ECS Task Definition Deployment in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).