Possible AWS S3 Data Management Manipulation (via cloudtrail)

title: Possible AWS S3 Data Management Manipulation (via cloudtrail)
id: b1d506fb-2bc2-5723-87b6-6ee5c7c8a4e0
status: stable
description: This rule detects when a user tampers with S3 data management in Amazon Web Services.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1537/
    - https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/pull/1145/files
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_Operations.html
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_PutBucketLogging.html
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_PutBucketWebsite.html
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_PutBucketEncryption.html
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/setting-repl-config-perm-overview.html
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_RestoreObject.html
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-13
tags:
    - attack.exfiltration
    - attack.t1537
logsource:
    product: aws
    service: cloudtrail
detection:
    selection:
        eventSource: s3.amazonaws.com
        eventName:
            - PutBucketLogging
            - PutBucketWebsite
            - PutEncryptionConfiguration
            - PutLifecycleConfiguration
            - PutReplicationConfiguration
            - ReplicateObject
            - RestoreObject
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low