AWS CloudTrail: AWS Config Delivery Channel/Recorder Disabled
Identifies CloudTrail actions that delete AWS Config delivery channels or stop the configuration recorder.
- Product
- aws
- Service
- cloudtrail
- Author
- vitaliy0x1 (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
- Published
- 2020-01-21
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
ATT&CK techniques
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What it detects
This rule flags CloudTrail events from AWS Config where an attacker or operator disables configuration tracking by deleting the delivery channel and/or stopping the configuration recorder. Disabling these controls can reduce visibility into configuration changes, helping conceal subsequent malicious activity. It relies on CloudTrail event telemetry for eventSource config.amazonaws.com and eventName DeleteDeliveryChannel and StopConfigurationRecorder.
Reporting behind it
Changelog
v5- v5Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- v4Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- v3Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- v2Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- v1No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.
title: "AWS CloudTrail: AWS Config Delivery Channel/Recorder Disabled"
id: c85d0843-21f1-4ef5-aa84-ef05f50861dd
status: test
description: This rule flags CloudTrail events from AWS Config where an attacker or operator disables configuration tracking by deleting the delivery channel and/or stopping the configuration recorder. Disabling these controls can reduce visibility into configuration changes, helping conceal subsequent malicious activity. It relies on CloudTrail event telemetry for eventSource config.amazonaws.com and eventName DeleteDeliveryChannel and StopConfigurationRecorder.
references:
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/cloudtrail-log-files-for-aws-config.html
- https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_config_disable_recording.yml
author: vitaliy0x1, Huntrule Team
date: 2020-01-21
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1685.002
logsource:
product: aws
service: cloudtrail
detection:
selection:
eventSource: config.amazonaws.com
eventName:
- DeleteDeliveryChannel
- StopConfigurationRecorder
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Valid change in AWS Config Service
level: high
license: DRL-1.1
related:
- id: 07330162-dba1-4746-8121-a9647d49d297
type: derived