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# Cloud snapshot created or modified
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | N/A (single event) |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | Requires one of the following data sources:
AWS Audit Log OR Azure Audit Log OR Gcp Audit Log
|
| Detection Modules | Cloud |
| Detector Tags | Cloud Data Asset Disaster Recovery Risks, Cloud Data Asset Configuration, Data Detection & Response |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Exfiltration (TA0010), Collection (TA0009), Defense Impairment (TA0112) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537), Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure (T1578), Data from Cloud Storage (T1530) |
| Severity | Informational |
### Description
A cloud identity has created or modified a cloud snapshot.
### Attacker's Goals
Exfiltrate sensitive data that resides on the snapshot.
### Investigative actions
* Check if the identity intended to create or modify the snapshot.
* Check if the identity performed additional malicious operations within the cloud environment.
### Variations
Cloud snapshot was configured for public access
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Exfiltration (TA0010), Collection (TA0009), Defense Impairment (TA0112) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537), Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure (T1578), Data from Cloud Storage (T1530) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
A cloud identity has created or modified a cloud snapshot.
**Attacker's Goals**
Exfiltrate sensitive data that resides on the snapshot.
**Investigative actions**
* Check if the identity intended to create or modify the snapshot.
* Check if the identity performed additional malicious operations within the cloud environment.
Cloud snapshot was shared with an unusual AWS account(s)
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Exfiltration (TA0010), Collection (TA0009), Defense Impairment (TA0112) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537), Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure (T1578), Data from Cloud Storage (T1530) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
A cloud identity has created or modified a cloud snapshot.
**Attacker's Goals**
Exfiltrate sensitive data that resides on the snapshot.
**Investigative actions**
* Check if the identity intended to create or modify the snapshot.
* Check if the identity performed additional malicious operations within the cloud environment.
* Check which AWS accounts the snapshot was shared with.
Previously unseen GCP principal was bound to cloud snapshot
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Exfiltration (TA0010), Collection (TA0009), Defense Impairment (TA0112) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537), Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure (T1578), Data from Cloud Storage (T1530) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
A cloud identity has created or modified a cloud snapshot.
**Attacker's Goals**
Exfiltrate sensitive data that resides on the snapshot.
**Investigative actions**
* Check if the identity intended to create or modify the snapshot.
* Check if the identity performed additional malicious operations within the cloud environment.
* Restrict permissions from suspicious GCP Principal.
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