Possible AWS EKS Cluster Created or Deleted (via cloudtrail)

This rule detects when an EKS cluster is created or deleted.

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title: Possible AWS EKS Cluster Created or Deleted (via cloudtrail)
id: 9ce4c25b-fa76-5fde-8508-a5e227ebeb83
status: stable
description: This rule detects when an EKS cluster is created or deleted.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1485/
    - https://any-api.com/amazonaws_com/eks/docs/API_Description
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-10
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1485
logsource:
    product: aws
    service: cloudtrail
detection:
    selection:
        eventSource: eks.amazonaws.com
        eventName:
            - CreateCluster
            - DeleteCluster
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low

Known false positives

  • Unknown

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.