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Restore Public AWS RDS Instance

Detects the recovery of a new public database instance from a snapshot. It may be a part of data exfiltration.

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falokerCreated Wed Feb 12Updated Sun Oct 09c3f265c7-ff03-4056-8ab2-d486227b4599cloud
Log Source
AWScloudtrail
ProductAWS← raw: aws
Servicecloudtrail← raw: cloudtrail
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection_source:
        eventSource: rds.amazonaws.com
        responseElements.publiclyAccessible: 'true'
        eventName: RestoreDBInstanceFromDBSnapshot
    condition: selection_source
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
c3f265c7-ff03-4056-8ab2-d486227b4599
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Feb 12
Modified
Sun Oct 09
Author
faloker
Path
rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_rds_public_db_restore.yml
Raw Tags
attack.exfiltrationattack.t1020
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