Resource Development (TA0042)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Defense Evasion (TA0005)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:from logs-aws.cloudtrail-* metadata _id, _version, _index | where data_stream.dataset == "aws.cloudtrail" and event.provider == "ses.amazonaws.com" and event.action in ("VerifyEmailIdentity", "VerifyDomainIdentity", "VerifyEmailAddress", "VerifyDomainDkim", "DeleteIdentity") and event.outcome == "success" and aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.arn is not null | eval Esql.ses_verify_flag = case(event.action != "DeleteIdentity", 1, 0), Esql.ses_delete_flag = case(event.action == "DeleteIdentity", 1, 0) | stats Esql.ses_verify_count = sum(Esql.ses_verify_flag), Esql.ses_delete_count = sum(Esql.ses_delete_flag), Esql.ses_verify_timestamp_min = min(case(Esql.ses_verify_flag == 1, @timestamp)), Esql.ses_delete_timestamp_max = max(case(Esql.ses_delete_flag == 1, @timestamp)), Esql.event_action_values = values(event.action), Esql_priv.user_name_values = values(user.name), Esql.cloud_account_id_values = values(cloud.account.id) by aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.arn | where Esql.ses_verify_count > 0 and Esql.ses_delete_count > 0 and Esql.ses_verify_timestamp_min < Esql.ses_delete_timestamp_max and date_diff("minutes", Esql.ses_verify_timestamp_min, Esql.ses_delete_timestamp_max) <= 30 | keep aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.arn, Esql.ses_verify_count, Esql.ses_delete_count, Esql.ses_verify_timestamp_min, Esql.ses_delete_timestamp_max, Esql.event_action_values, Esql_priv.user_name_values, Esql.cloud_account_id_values
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect AWS SES Email Identity Verified Then 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).