Sigma rule: Restore Public AWS RDS Instance

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-239c086409ba, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Restore Public AWS RDS Instance
Status
test
Level
high
Author
faloker
Date
2020-02-12
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_rds_public_db_restore.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the recovery of a new public database instance from a snapshot. It may be a part of data exfiltration.

Log source

product
aws
service
cloudtrail

Detection

selection_source:
    eventSource: rds.amazonaws.com
    responseElements.publiclyAccessible: 'true'
    eventName: RestoreDBInstanceFromDBSnapshot
condition: selection_source

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.exfiltration
  • attack.t1020

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_rds_public_db_restore.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Restore Public AWS RDS Instance" by faloker (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_rds_public_db_restore.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: Restore Public AWS RDS Instance",
entity page, dataset version ref-239c086409ba, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c3f265c7-ff03-4056-8ab2-d486227b4599 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c3f265c7-ff03-4056-8ab2-d486227b4599, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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