Malicious Disabling or Deletion of AWS CloudTrail Logging (via cloudtrail)

ATT&CK techniques

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects AWS API calls that stop, delete or reconfigure a CloudTrail trail, which blinds audit logging so subsequent attacker activity goes unrecorded. Disabling cloud logging is a defense-evasion technique profiled in the Red Canary Threat Detection Report cloud coverage. Detecting these control-plane calls surfaces an attacker cutting visibility before further actions.

Reporting behind it

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