Detection: Account Password Changed
Overview
Detect when the password for a GitHub account is changed. Changing a password may be a legitimate account maintenance activity, but if done by an attacker, it can allow them to maintain persistent access or lock out the legitimate user. Monitoring these events is critical for identifying potential account compromises and protecting user access.
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Usage
Run the detection in your terminal:
powerpipe detection run github_security_log_detections.detection.account_password_changedSnapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe loginpowerpipe detection run github_security_log_detections.detection.account_password_changed --shareSQL
This detection uses a named query:
select tp_timestamp as timestamp,action as operation,concat('https://github.com/', user) as resource,actor,tp_source_ip as source_ip,tp_id as source_id,*exclude (actor, timestamp)
from github_security_logwhere action = 'user.change_password'order by tp_timestamp desc;