Elastic Security Detection Rules

Kubernetes Events Deleted

Last updated a month ago on 2025-07-07
Created a month ago on 2025-06-27

About

This rule detects the deletion of Kubernetes events, which can indicate an attempt to cover up malicious activity or misconfigurations. Adversaries may delete events to remove traces of their actions, making it harder for defenders to investigate and respond to incidents.
Tags
Data Source: KubernetesDomain: KubernetesUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Defense EvasionLanguage: eql
Severity
low
Risk Score
21
MITRE ATT&CK™

Defense Evasion (TA0005)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Indicator Removal (T1070)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Event Correlation Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
logs-kubernetes.audit_logs-*
Related Integrations

kubernetes(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
any where host.os.type == "linux" and event.dataset == "kubernetes.audit_logs" and kubernetes.audit.verb == "delete" and
kubernetes.audit.objectRef.resource == "events" and kubernetes.audit.stage == "ResponseComplete"

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Kubernetes Events Deleted in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).