Sigma rule: AWS Successful Console Login Without MFA

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-e0a46044281a, updated 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
AWS Successful Console Login Without MFA
Status
experimental
Level
medium
Author
Thuya@Hacktilizer, Ivan Saakov
Date
2025-10-18
Modified
2025-10-21
File
rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_cloudtrail_console_login_success_without_mfa.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects successful AWS console logins that were performed without Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
This alert can be used to identify potential unauthorized access attempts, as logging in without MFA can indicate compromised credentials or misconfigured security settings.

Log source

product
aws
service
cloudtrail

Detection

selection:
    eventName: 'ConsoleLogin'
    additionalEventData.MFAUsed: 'NO'
    responseElements.ConsoleLogin: 'Success'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1078.004

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/rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_cloudtrail_console_login_success_without_mfa.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "AWS Successful Console Login Without MFA" by Thuya@Hacktilizer, Ivan Saakov (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_cloudtrail_console_login_success_without_mfa.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: AWS Successful Console Login Without MFA",
entity page, dataset version ref-e0a46044281a, updated 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/77caf516-34e5-4df9-b4db-20744fea0a60 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 77caf516-34e5-4df9-b4db-20744fea0a60, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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