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# S3 configuration 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, Cloud Data Asset Stealth Tactics, Cloud Data Asset Configuration, Data Detection & Response |
| ATT\&CK Tactic       | Impact (TA0040)                                                                                                                       |
| ATT\&CK Technique    | Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486)                                                                                                     |
| Severity             | Informational                                                                                                                         |

### Description

An S3 bucket configuration has been deleted. This may affect the S3 access, and the objects it contains.

### Attacker's Goals

Modify the S3 configuration and expose stored sensitive data.

### Investigative actions

* Check what data is stored on the S3.
* Check which configuration change has been made.
* Verify this change did not make this S3 publicly available.


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