Aurora DB cluster stopped

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2025-04-29
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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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

Cloud Data Asset Disaster Recovery Risks

ATT&CK Tactic

Impact (TA0040)

ATT&CK Technique

Service Stop (T1489)

Severity

Informational

Description

An Aurora DB cluster (RDS) was stopped.

Attacker's Goals

This may assist an attacker to exfiltrate sensitive information.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the identity intended to stop the cluster.
  • Check if this DB contains sensitive information.
  • Check encryption for the DB cluster (at rest).