AWS Route 53 Domain Transfer Lock Disabled

calendar Oct 12, 2023 · attack.persistence 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.credential_access
15    - attack.t1098
16logsource:
17    product: aws
18    service: cloudtrail
19detection:
20    selection:
21        eventSource: route53.amazonaws.com
22        eventName: DisableDomainTransferLock
23    condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25    - 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.
26level: low

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