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AWS Bucket Deleted

Detects the deletion of S3 buckets in AWS CloudTrail logs. Monitoring the deletion of S3 buckets is critical for security and data integrity, as it may indicate potential data loss or unauthorized access attempts.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Log source product: aws
Log source service: cloudtrail

Known benign triggers

During maintenance operations or testing, authorized administrators may delete S3 buckets as part of routine data management or cleanup activities.

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/s3api/delete-bucket.html	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_DeleteBucket.html	Product documentation	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

AWS Bucket Deleted

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

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Detection rules