AWS Console Login Monitoring

Detects AWS console logins from countries and IP addresses that are not recognized as legitimate for the organization. This alert can help identify potential unauthorized access attempts from unusual locations, which may indicate compromised credentials or malicious activity.

title: AWS Console Login Monitoring
id: 313e72de-0c0d-4d65-8c95-87f4d546eceb
status: experimental
description: |
    Detects AWS console logins from countries and IP addresses that are not recognized as legitimate for the organization.
    This alert can help identify potential unauthorized access attempts from unusual locations, which may indicate compromised credentials or malicious activity.
references:
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-event-reference-aws-console-sign-in-events.html
author: Ivan Saakov
date: 2025-10-19
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.initial-access
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1078.004
logsource:
    product: aws
    service: cloudtrail
detection:
    selection:
        eventName: 'ConsoleLogin'
        responseElements.ConsoleLogin: 'Success'
    filter_main_country:
        src_country|expand: '%Legitimate_Countries%' # Add legitimate countries here
    filter_main_ip:
        src_ip|expand: '%Legitimate_IP_Ranges%' # Add legitimate src_ip ranges here
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate logins from trusted countries and IP addresses.
    - Login through services hosted through cloud providers in other regions.
level: medium

• T1078.004Cloud Accounts

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-event-reference-aws-console-sign-in-events.html↗