An RDS snapshot was exported from a production account

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XSIAM
Last date published
2026-05-10
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

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 from a production account to an S3 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.