Suspicious Bapak AWS EC2 ImportKeyPair With Known Attacker Key Names via CloudTrail

ATT&CK techniques

Persistence → Cred Access

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
- T1098Account Manipulation
Priv Esc
- T1098Account Manipulation
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
- T1552Unsecured Credentials
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects EC2 ImportKeyPair CloudTrail events that use SSH key names hardcoded by the Bapak cloud threat actor. It surfaces the actor planting persistent SSH access after credential compromise, and it matters because attacker controlled key material grants durable instance access.

Reporting behind it

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Suspicious Bapak AWS EC2 ImportKeyPair With Known Attacker Key Names via CloudTrail

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