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API Reference — Hunting for Living-off-the-Cloud Techniques

Libraries Used

  • elasticsearch (elasticsearch-py): Query Elastic SIEM for cloud abuse indicators
  • re: Pattern matching against cloud C2 domain patterns in DNS logs

CLI Interface

python agent.py hunt --es-host <url> --index <pattern> [--api-key <key>] [--hours <n>]
python agent.py dns --log-file <path>

Core Functions

hunt_lotc_elastic(es_host, es_index, api_key=None, hours=24)

Executes five pre-built hunting queries against Elasticsearch to detect cloud service abuse.

Parameters:

Name Type Description
es_host str Elasticsearch host URL (e.g., https://es:9200)
es_index str Index pattern (default: logs-*)
api_key str Optional API key for authentication
hours int Lookback window in hours

Returns: dict with hunts list (each with name, description, hits, events) and total_hits.

analyze_dns_logs(log_file)

Scans DNS query log files for connections to known cloud services used for C2, staging, and exfiltration.

Parameters:

Name Type Description
log_file str Path to DNS query log file

Returns: dict with total_matches, findings list, and cloud_services_detected.

Hunting Queries

Query Name MITRE Technique Description
azure_storage_exfil T1567.002 Large uploads to Azure Blob Storage
aws_s3_staging T1537 Unusual S3 bucket creation or large PutObject
saas_c2_channel T1102 Outbound connections to SaaS APIs (Telegram, Slack, Discord)
cloud_function_invoke T1584.007 Cloud function invocation via LOLBins
github_raw_download T1105 Payload downloads from raw GitHub content

Elasticsearch API Calls

  • Elasticsearch(hosts=[url], api_key=key) — Initialize client
  • es.search(index=pattern, body=query) — Execute search query
  • Response: resp["hits"]["total"]["value"], resp["hits"]["hits"][]._source

Dependencies

pip install elasticsearch>=8.0