AWS RDS cluster deletion

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	Data Destruction (T1485)
Severity	Informational

Description

A previously provisioned DB cluster (RDS) was deleted. When a DB cluster is being deleted, all automated backups for that DB cluster are deleted and can't be recovered.

Attacker's Goals

Destruction of data.

Investigative actions

• Check which cluster was deleted.
• Check if there are any manual backups for that cluster (as they are not affected by this action).