AWS SES account sending settings modified

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	Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK Technique	Valid Accounts (T1078)
Severity	Informational

Description

AWS SES account sending settings were modified.

Attacker's Goals

• Gain access to confidential emails of an organization.
• Compromise the organization's cloud Email infrastructure.

Investigative actions

• Check whether the SES Email sending setting modification was intentional.