Detectionlowtest
AWS EC2 VM Export Failure
An attempt to export an AWS EC2 instance has been detected. A VM Export might indicate an attempt to extract information from an instance.
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Log Source
AWScloudtrail
ProductAWS← raw: aws
Servicecloudtrail← raw: cloudtrail
Detection Logic
Detection Logic4 selectors
detection:
selection:
eventName: 'CreateInstanceExportTask'
eventSource: 'ec2.amazonaws.com'
filter1:
errorMessage|contains: '*'
filter2:
errorCode|contains: '*'
filter3:
responseElements|contains: 'Failure'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter*References
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
54b9a76a-3c71-4673-b4b3-2edb4566ea7b
Status
test
Level
low
Type
Detection
Created
Thu Apr 16
Modified
Wed Oct 05
Author
Path
rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_ec2_vm_export_failure.yml
Raw Tags
attack.collectionattack.t1005attack.exfiltrationattack.t1537