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# New cloud identity created with administrative policy
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | 1 Hour |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | Requires one of the following data sources:
AWS Audit Log OR Gcp Audit Log
|
| Detection Modules | Cloud |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Persistence (TA0003) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Create Account: Cloud Account (T1136.003), Create Account (T1136), Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.001) |
| Severity | Low |
### Description
New cloud identity was created and assigned administrative policy.
### Attacker's Goals
Escalate privileges in cloud environments.
### Investigative actions
* Confirm whether this activity was intentional.
* Check for other API calls that were executed by the identity.
* Look for any suspicious behavior from the IAM user/role to whom the administrative policy was attached.
### Variations
Administrative IAM User Created with Credentials
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Persistence (TA0003) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Create Account: Cloud Account (T1136.003), Create Account (T1136), Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.001) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
New cloud identity was created and assigned administrative policy.
**Attacker's Goals**
Escalate privileges in cloud environments.
* Maintain persistence in cloud environments.
**Investigative actions**
* Confirm whether this activity was intentional.
* Check for other API calls that were executed by the identity.
* Look for any suspicious behavior from the IAM user/role to whom the administrative policy was attached.
* Examine what additional API calls were made by the identity or by the newly created access token.
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