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MediumSigmaHQ Ivan Saakov +1

AWS ConsoleLogin Failed Authentication

Detects failed AWS console login attempts due to authentication failures. Monitoring these events is crucial for identifying potential brute-force attacks or unauthorized access attempts to AWS accounts.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Identity Provider Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite SaaS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: aws
Log source service: cloudtrail

Known benign triggers

Legitimate failed login attempts by authorized users. Investigate the source of repeated failed login attempts.

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
help.fortinet.com/fsiem/Public_Resource_Access/7_2_1/rules/PH_RULE_AWS_Management_Console_Brute_Force_of_Root_User_Identity.htm	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1110.001/aws_login_failure/aws_cloudtrail_events.json	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
naikordian.github.io/blog/posts/brute-force-aws-console/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

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