Analytics Informational

An identity initiated a download of multiple cloud objects

An identity initiated a download of multiple cloud objects. This might be an indication for an adversary trying to exfiltrate data from cloud storage.

Module:
Cortex Cloud
Licensed by:
Cloud Runtime Security (CRS)
Data source:
AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log
ATT&CK tactics: Collection (TA0009) Exfiltration (TA0010)
ATT&CK techniques: Data from Cloud Storage (T1530) Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)
Detector tags: Cloud Data Asset Exfiltration
Attacker's goals:

Exfiltrate data from the cloud environment.

Investigative actions:

Check the identity which invoked the operations. Check the accessed resource and verify it doesn't contain sensitive data.

Test period:
1 Hour
Deduplication:
1 Day
2 variations:
  • An identity initiated a download of multiple cloud objects in large volume compared to the project's usual volume Medium (parent: Informational)
  • An identity initiated a download of multiple cloud objects in large volume compared to the bucket's usual volume Low (parent: Informational)