Analytics BIOC Informational

A cloud identity invoked IAM related persistence operations

A cloud identity invoked IAM related persistence operations.

Module:
Cortex Cloud
Licensed by:
Cloud Runtime Security (CRS)
Data source:
AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log
ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK techniques: Account Manipulation (T1098) Create Account: Cloud Account (T1136.003) Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts (T1078.004) Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.001)
Attacker's goals:

Maintain persistence in cloud environments.

Investigative actions:

Check what API calls were executed by the identity. Check what cloud resources were affected. Look for signs that the identity is compromised.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
5 Days
2 variations:
  • A cloud identity invoked compute instance related persistence operations Informational Adds Event Triggered Execution (T1546) Implant Internal Image (T1525)
  • A cloud identity invoked compute function related persistence operations Informational Adds Event Triggered Execution (T1546)