An RDS snapshot was exported to an unknown bucket

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2026-03-15
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Alert name

Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • AWS Audit Log

Detection Modules

Cloud

Detector Tags

Data Detection & Response, Cloud Data Asset Exfiltration

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Informational

Description

An RDS snapshot was exported to an unknown S3 bucket.
The destination bucket has not been seen in your tenant in the last 30 days.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate data to an unknown bucket.

Investigative actions

  • Check the legitimacy of the destination bucket.
  • Review further logs for the source RDS instance.
  • Review further actions performed by the identity.

Variations

Failed RDS snapshot export attempt to an unknown bucket

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Informational

Description

A failed attempt to export an RDS snapshot to an unknown bucket.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate data to an unknown bucket.

Investigative actions

  • Check the legitimacy of the destination bucket.
  • Review further logs for the source RDS instance.
  • Review further actions performed by the identity.