AWS EC2 VM Export Failure
editAWS EC2 VM Export Failure
editIdentifies an attempt to export an AWS EC2 instance. A virtual machine (VM) export may indicate an attempt to extract or exfiltrate information.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-aws*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 10 minutes
Searches indices from: now-60m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- AWS
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Asset Visibility
Version: 4 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.14.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.4.0
Rule authors: Elastic, Austin Songer
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positives
editVM exports may be done by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. VM exports from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
Investigation guide
editRule query
editevent.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and event.provider:ec2.amazonaws.com and event.action:CreateInstanceExportTask and event.outcome:failure
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Exfiltration
- ID: TA0010
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0010/
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Technique:
- Name: Transfer Data to Cloud Account
- ID: T1537
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1537/
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Tactic:
- Name: Collection
- ID: TA0009
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0009/
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Technique:
- Name: Data from Local System
- ID: T1005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1005/
Rule version history
edit- Version 4 (8.4.0 release)
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- Formatting only