Anomaly detection: Unusual EC2 creations by an unusual user agent
Suspicious activity
Anomaly detection: Unusual EC2 creations by an unusual user agent
Risk Level
Hazardous (3)
Platform(s)
Description
Unlike in the past, the role created an unusual amount of ec2 instances. Those calls were made with an unusual user agent. Those findings might indicate on a malicious usage of the role permissions.
Recommended Mitigation
It is recommended to review the relevant CloudTrail events and principals that issued this API calls. In addition, the change in the user-agent field might help to understand the cause of the anomaly.