Cloud instance creation attempt

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	5 Days
Required Data	Requires one of the following data sources: AWS Audit Log OR Azure Audit Log OR Gcp Audit Log
Detection Modules	Cloud
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure: Create Cloud Instance (T1578.002)
Severity	Informational

Description

An attempt was made to create a cloud compute instance.

Attacker's Goals

Create a new cloud instance to evade detection or leverage it for further malicious activity.

Investigative actions

• Review recent activity related to the identity and the created cloud instance.

Variations

EC2 instance creation with admin profile, public IP address and external security group

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure: Create Cloud Instance (T1578.002)
Severity	High

Description

An attempt was made to create a cloud compute instance.

Attacker's Goals

Create a new cloud instance to evade detection or leverage it for further malicious activity.

Investigative actions

• Review recent activity related to the identity and the created cloud instance.

EC2 instance creation with admin profile and public IP address

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure: Create Cloud Instance (T1578.002)
Severity	Medium

Description

An attempt was made to create a cloud compute instance.

Attacker's Goals

Create a new cloud instance to evade detection or leverage it for further malicious activity.

Investigative actions

• Review recent activity related to the identity and the created cloud instance.