Aurora DB cluster stopped

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	AWS Audit Log
Detection Modules	Cloud
Detector Tags	Cloud Data Asset Disaster Recovery Risks, Data Detection & Response
ATT&CK Tactic	Impact (TA0040)
ATT&CK Technique	Service Stop (T1489)
Severity	Informational

Description

An Aurora DB cluster (RDS) was stopped.

Attacker's Goals

This may assist an attacker to exfiltrate sensitive information.

Investigative actions

• Check if the identity intended to stop the cluster.
• Check if this DB contains sensitive information.
• Check encryption for the DB cluster (at rest).