AddUserToGroup

CSP: AWS

Tactics:

Persistence Privilege Escalation

Techniques:

T1098

Tags:

AWS IAM

Event

Adds an IAM user to a specified group, granting the user all permissions attached to that group.

Security Context

• Adding users to privileged groups is a common persistence technique that grants broad permissions while appearing as routine administration.

Log Source

CloudTrail

Sample Event

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

Tactics: Persistence Privilege Escalation

Techniques:

• T1098 — Account Manipulation — Adversaries may manipulate accounts to maintain and/or elevate access to victim systems. Account manipulation may consist of any action that preserves or modifies adversary access to a compromised account, such as modifying credentials or permission groups.