An AWS Route 53 domain was transferred to another AWS account

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
ATT&CK Tactic	Resource Development (TA0042)
ATT&CK Technique	Acquire Infrastructure: Domains (T1583.001)
Severity	Informational

Description

An AWS Route 53 domain was transferred to another AWS account.

Attacker's Goals

• Gain access to DNS records and abuse them for malicious purposes.

Investigative actions

• Check if the domain transfer was done by an authorized user.