Delete IAM user¶
| Platform | Author | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| aws | Nick Jones | 2023-07-01 |
An adversary may attempt to delete an IAM user within an account, to alter legitimate access or block administrative activity.
MITRE IDs¶
Required Permissions¶
- iam:DeleteUser
Required Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Description | Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| user | str | IAM user to delete | example_user |
Attacker Action¶
aws iam delete-user --user-name example_user
Detection Case¶
ELK query¶
When logs are ingested into ELK, the following Lucene query can be used to identify relevant events.
eventName:DeleteUser AND eventSource:*.iam.amazonaws.com
Sigma Definition¶
---
title: Delete IAM user
id: aeffd059-cd63-4ff5-ac5f-63c79237c6fa
status: experimental
author: Nick Jones
date: 2023-07-01
description: An adversary may attempt to delete an IAM user within an account, to alter legitimate access or block administrative activity.
logsource:
service: cloudtrail
detection:
selection_source:
- eventSource: "*.iam.amazonaws.com"
events:
- eventName: "DeleteUser"
condition: selection_source AND events
level: low
tags:
- attack.T1531