AWS Route 53 Resolver Query Log Configuration Deleted

Last updated 15 days ago on 2025-12-10

Created 2 years ago on 2024-04-12

About

Identifies the deletion of an Amazon Route 53 Resolver Query Log Configuration. Resolver query logs provide critical visibility into DNS activity across VPCs, including lookups made by EC2 instances, containers, Lambda functions, and other AWS resources. Deleting a query log configuration immediately stops DNS query and response logging for the associated VPC. Adversaries may delete these configurations to evade detection, suppress forensic evidence, or degrade security monitoring capabilities.

Tags

Domain: CloudData Source: AWSData Source: Amazon Web ServicesData Source: AWS Route 53Use Case: Log AuditingTactic: Defense EvasionLanguage: kuery

Severity

medium

Risk Score

MITRE ATT&CK™

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

↳ Impair Defenses (T1562)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

False Positive Examples

Query log configuration deletions may occur during legitimate networking changes, logging pipeline updates, or infrastructure redesign. Confirm the activity aligns with expected operations before taking action.

License

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

Definition

Rule Type: Query (Kibana Query Language)
Integration Pack: Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns: filebeat-*logs-aws.cloudtrail*
Related Integrations: aws(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Query

✄𐘗text code block:
✄𐘗event.dataset: aws.cloudtrail 
    and event.provider: route53resolver.amazonaws.com
    and event.action: DeleteResolverQueryLogConfig 
    and event.outcome: success

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect AWS Route 53 Resolver Query Log Configuration 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).