An AWS RDS instance was created from a snapshot

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	5 Days
Required Data	AWS Audit Log
Detection Modules	Cloud
Detector Tags	Cloud Data Asset Stealth Tactics, Cloud Data Asset Configuration, Data Detection & Response
ATT&CK Tactic	Exfiltration (TA0010)
ATT&CK Technique	Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)
Severity	Informational

Description

A new AWS RDS instance was created from a publicly available RDS snapshot.

Attacker's Goals

• Gain access to the RDS instance.* Access confidential data stored in the RDS instance.

Investigative actions

• Check the RDS instance status in the AWS console.
• Verify if the instance is publicly accessible.