AWS Route 53 Domain Transfer Lock Disabled

calendar Oct 23, 2025 · attack.persistence attack.privilege-escalation attack.credential-access attack.t1098  ·
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Detects when a transfer lock was removed from a Route 53 domain. It is recommended to refrain from performing this action unless intending to transfer the domain to a different registrar.

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 1title: AWS Route 53 Domain Transfer Lock Disabled
 2id: 3940b5f1-3f46-44aa-b746-ebe615b879e0
 3status: test
 4description: Detects when a transfer lock was removed from a Route 53 domain. It is recommended to refrain from performing this action unless intending to transfer the domain to a different registrar.
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/c76a39796972ecde44cb1da6df47f1b6562c9770/rules/integrations/aws/persistence_route_53_domain_transfer_lock_disabled.toml
 7    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/APIReference/API_Operations_Amazon_Route_53.html
 8    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/APIReference/API_domains_DisableDomainTransferLock.html
 9author: Elastic, Austin Songer @austinsonger
10date: 2021-07-22
11modified: 2022-10-09
12tags:
13    - attack.persistence
14    - attack.privilege-escalation
15    - attack.credential-access
16    - attack.t1098
17logsource:
18    product: aws
19    service: cloudtrail
20detection:
21    selection:
22        eventSource: route53.amazonaws.com
23        eventName: DisableDomainTransferLock
24    condition: selection
25falsepositives:
26    - A domain transfer lock may be disabled by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Activity from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
27level: low

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