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AWS S3 Bucket Versioning Disable — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule a136ac98-b2bc-4189-a14d-f0d0388e57a7. AWS S3 Bucket Versioning Disable — Sigma Rule. Detects when S3 bucket versioning is disabled. Threat actors use this technique during AWS ransomware incidents prior to deleting S3 objects.

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Sean Johnstone | Unit 42. Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2023-10-28 / not supplied.

{
  "product": "aws",
  "service": "cloudtrail"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: d8878bcfa1527168cbbdb87ac1485f3cf3289aaac9aa163eb372305bcb672142

Detection logic

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title: AWS S3 Bucket Versioning Disable
id: a136ac98-b2bc-4189-a14d-f0d0388e57a7
status: test
description: Detects when S3 bucket versioning is disabled. Threat actors use this technique during AWS ransomware incidents prior to deleting S3 objects.
references:
    - https://invictus-ir.medium.com/ransomware-in-the-cloud-7f14805bbe82
author: Sean Johnstone | Unit 42
date: 2023-10-28
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1490
logsource:
    product: aws
    service: cloudtrail
detection:
    selection:
        eventSource: s3.amazonaws.com
        eventName: PutBucketVersioning
        requestParameters|contains: 'Suspended'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - AWS administrator legitimately disabling bucket versioning
level: medium

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False positives

  • AWS administrator legitimately disabling bucket versioning

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