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AWS Bedrock Foundation Model Enumeration Followed by Invocation via Long-Term Key
Oct 7, 2026 · Domain: Cloud Domain: GenAI Data Source: Amazon Web Services Data Source: AWS Data Source: AWS CloudTrail Use Case: Identity and Access Audit Resources: Investigation Guide Tactic: Discovery Tactic: Initial Access Noise: Low Performance: Fast Profile: Recommended Threat: Unauthorized AI Usage Threat: LLMjacking Rule Type: Event Correlation (EQL) Platform: AWS Service: AWS Bedrock Mitre Atlas: AML.T0007 Mitre Atlas: AML.T0040 ·Detects when an AWS principal using long-term IAM user credentials (AKIA* access key) enumerates available Bedrock foundation models and then invokes a model within the same 15-minute window. Most legitimate Bedrock workloads run under IAM roles with short-lived credentials; the combination of model enumeration followed by direct model invocation from a long-term IAM user key is unusual in production environments and consistent with an adversary using stolen credentials to discover and exploit available AI model capabilities. This pattern is associated with LLMjacking attacks where threat actors abuse compromised cloud credentials to run high-volume or high-cost model inference at the account owner's expense.
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