AWS EKS Events Deleted

Last updated 3 days ago on 2026-10-20

Created 3 months ago on 2026-08-03

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

Domain: CloudDomain: ContainersPlatform: AWSPlatform: KubernetesData Source: AWSData Source: Amazon Web ServicesData Source: Kubernetes API Server Audit LogsService: AWS EKSUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Defense EvasionRule Type: Custom Query (KQL)Profile: BetaLanguage: kuery

Severity

low

Risk Score

MITRE ATT&CK™

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

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

False Positive Examples

Administrators may delete Kubernetes Event objects during routine troubleshooting or cleanup. Confirm the actor, scope, and timing before treating the activity as malicious.

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: logs-aws.eks_audit-*
Related Integrations: aws(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Query

✄𐘗text code block:
✄𐘗data_stream.dataset:"aws.eks_audit" and
aws.eks.audit.verb:("delete" or "deletecollection") and
aws.eks.audit.objectRef.resource:"events" and
aws.eks.audit.stage:"ResponseComplete" and
not user.name:"system:serviceaccount:kube-system:namespace-controller"

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect AWS EKS 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).