An RDS snapshot was exported to an unknown S3 bucket

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XSIAM
Last date published
2026-01-04
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

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Low

Description

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

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate data to an unknown bucket.

Investigative actions

  • Check the legitimacy of the referenced destination bucket.
  • Review further logs for the source snapshot ID.
  • Review further actions performed by the identity and role.

Variations

An RDS snapshot was exported to an unknown S3 bucket by an admin identity

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Informational

Description

An RDS snapshot was exported to an S3 bucket.
The destination S3 bucket was not seen in your organization in the last 30 days.
The identity has an administrative behavior.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate data to an unknown bucket.

Investigative actions

  • Check the legitimacy of the referenced destination bucket.
  • Review further logs for the source snapshot ID.
  • Review further actions performed by the identity and role.


An RDS snapshot was exported to an unknown S3 bucket while the snapshot contains sensitive data

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Medium

Description

An RDS snapshot was exported to an S3 bucket.
The destination S3 bucket was not seen in your organization in the last 30 days.
The snapshot contains sensitive data.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate data to an unknown bucket.

Investigative actions

  • Check the legitimacy of the referenced destination bucket.
  • Review further logs for the source snapshot ID.
  • Review further actions performed by the identity and role.


An RDS snapshot was exported to an unknown S3 bucket - denied attempt

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Exfiltration (TA0010)

ATT&CK Technique

Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537)

Severity

Informational

Description

A denied attempt to export an RDS snapshot to an unknown S3 bucket.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate data to an unknown bucket.

Investigative actions

  • Check the legitimacy of the referenced destination bucket.
  • Review further logs for the source snapshot ID.
  • Review further actions performed by the identity and role.