Classification:

attack

Tactic:

TA0007-discovery

Technique:

T1619-cloud-storage-object-discovery

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Goal

Detect when an AWS assumed role accesses S3 buckets that they do not usually access.

Strategy

Monitor cloudtrail logs to identify when a @userIdentity.assumed_role makes an anomalous amount of GetObject calls to a unique number of S3 buckets (@requestParameters.bucketName).

Triage and response

Determine if the user using the assumed role: {{@userIdentity.assumed_role}} should be accessing a bunch of random buckets.

• Here is a list of buckets that were accessed (up to 10): {{@requestParameters.bucketName}}

Changelog

• 30 March 2022 - Updated query and signal message.
• 17 October 2022 - Updated tags.
• 11 January 2023 - Updated severity.