Potential Bucket Enumeration on AWS
Looks for potential enumeration of AWS buckets via ListBuckets.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- IaaS
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- aws
- Log source service
- cloudtrail
Known benign triggers
- Administrators listing buckets, it may be necessary to filter out users who commonly conduct this activity.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/Lifka/hacking-resources/blob/c2ae355d381bd0c9f0b32c4ead049f44e5b1573f/cloud-hacking-cheat-sheets.md | Only this detection cites it |
| jamesonhacking.blogspot.com/2020/12/pivoting-to-private-aws-s3-buckets.html | Only this detection cites it |
| securitycafe.ro/2022/12/14/aws-enumeration-part-ii-practical-enumeration/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- f305fd62-beca-47da-ad95-7690a0620084
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.discovery
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1