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HighSigmaHQ Ivan Saakov

Modification or Deletion of an AWS RDS Cluster

Detects modifications to an RDS cluster or its deletion, which may indicate potential data exfiltration attempts, unauthorized access, or exposure of sensitive information.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS Network Devices 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

Confirm if the modification or deletion was part of a planned change or maintenance activity.
Verify if the modification or deletion was performed by an authorized administrator.

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
cloud.hacktricks.xyz/pentesting-cloud/aws-security/aws-privilege-escalation/aws-rds-privesc#rds-modifydbinstance	Unclassified	3from 2 sources
docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteDBCluster.html	Product documentation	2from 2 sources
docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_ModifyDBCluster.html	Product documentation	Only this detection cites it

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