Sigma rule: Potential Backup Enumeration on AWS

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7e671e5e06e6, updated 2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Backup Enumeration on AWS
Status
unsupported
Level
medium
Author
Janantha Marasinghe
Date
2022/12/13
Modified
2023/03/24
File
unsupported/cloud/aws_enum_backup.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential enumeration activity targeting an AWS instance backups

Log source

product
aws
service
cloudtrail

Detection

selection:
    eventSource: 'ec2.amazonaws.com'
    eventName:
        - 'GetPasswordData'
        - 'GetEbsEncryptionByDefault'
        - 'GetEbsDefaultKmsKeyId'
        - 'GetBucketReplication'
        - 'DescribeVolumes'
        - 'DescribeVolumesModifications'
        - 'DescribeSnapshotAttribute'
        - 'DescribeSnapshotTierStatus'
        - 'DescribeImages'
timeframe: 10m
condition: selection | count() > 5

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1580

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/unsupported/cloud/aws_enum_backup.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Backup Enumeration on AWS" by Janantha Marasinghe (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/unsupported/cloud/aws_enum_backup.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Potential Backup Enumeration on AWS",
entity page, dataset version ref-7e671e5e06e6, updated 2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/76255e09-755e-4675-8b6b-dbce9842cd2a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 76255e09-755e-4675-8b6b-dbce9842cd2a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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