Detection: IAM User Login Profile Updated

Overview

Detect when an IAM user's password was reset by an administrator. Administrative password resets may indicate legitimate actions, such as account recovery or responses to security incidents, but could also signal unauthorized activity or privilege misuse. Monitoring these events helps maintain account security and detect potential misuse.

References:

Usage

Run the detection in your terminal:

powerpipe detection run aws_cloudtrail_log_detections.detection.iam_user_login_profile_updated

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe login
powerpipe detection run aws_cloudtrail_log_detections.detection.iam_user_login_profile_updated --share

SQL

This detection uses a named query:

select
  tp_timestamp as timestamp,
string_split(event_source, '.')[1] || ':' || event_name as operation,
request_parameters ->> 'userName' as resource,
user_identity.arn as actor,
tp_source_ip as source_ip,
tp_index as account_id,
aws_region as region,
tp_id as source_id,
*

from
  aws_cloudtrail_log
where
  event_source = 'iam.amazonaws.com'
  and event_name = 'UpdateLoginProfile'
  and error_code is null

order by
  event_time desc;

Detection: IAM User Login Profile Updated

Overview

Usage

SQL

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