Restore Public AWS RDS Instance
Detects the recovery of a new public database instance from a snapshot. It may be a part of data exfiltration.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
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
- Unknown
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/RhinoSecurityLabs/pacu/blob/866376cd711666c775bbfcde0524c817f2c5b181/pacu/modules/rds__explore_snapshots/main.py | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- c3f265c7-ff03-4056-8ab2-d486227b4599
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.exfiltration
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1