Create IAM group¶
| Platform | Author | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| aws | Nick Jones | 2023-07-01 |
An adversary may attempt to create an IAM group within an account, to alter legitimate access or block administrative activity.
MITRE IDs¶
Required Permissions¶
- iam:CreateGroup
Required Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Description | Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | str | IAM group to create | example_group |
Attacker Action¶
aws iam create-group --group-name example_group
Detection Case¶
ELK query¶
When logs are ingested into ELK, the following Lucene query can be used to identify relevant events.
eventName:CreateGroup AND eventSource:*.iam.amazonaws.com
Sigma Definition¶
---
title: Create IAM group
id: 4b33f970-ef9d-49e0-ae7d-040e60d96415
status: experimental
author: Nick Jones
date: 2023-07-01
description: An adversary may attempt to create an IAM group within an account, to alter legitimate access or block administrative activity.
logsource:
service: cloudtrail
detection:
selection_source:
- eventSource: "*.iam.amazonaws.com"
events:
- eventName: "CreateGroup"
condition: selection_source AND events
level: low
tags:
- attack.T1098