Suspicious AWS IAM Enumeration from Boto3 User Agent

ATT&CK techniques

Discovery

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
- T1069.003Cloud Groups
- T1580Cloud Infrastructure Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects reconnaissance of AWS IAM identity and user policies through GetCallerIdentity, ListUserPolicies and GetUserPolicy issued from a Boto3 SDK user agent. It reflects early-stage cloud discovery seen after credential compromise where an attacker maps their own permissions. Detecting it can surface scripted enumeration preceding privilege escalation.

Reporting behind it

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