// MITRE ATT&CK
T1578.004 · Revert Cloud Instance
Sub-technique of T1578 · Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure.
An adversary may revert changes made to a cloud instance after they have performed malicious activities in attempt to evade detection and remove evidence of their presence. In highly virtualized environments, such as cloud-based infrastructure, this may be accomplished by restoring virtual machine (...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Revert Cloud Instance starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
Related techniques
T1687
Exploitation for Defense Impairment T1556.003
Pluggable Authentication Modules T1222.002
Linux and Mac Permissions T1666
Modify Cloud Resource Hierarchy T1685.003
Modify or Spoof Tool UI T1685.001
Disable or Modify Windows Event Log T1578
Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure T1600
Weaken Encryption
Exploitation for Defense Impairment T1556.003
Pluggable Authentication Modules T1222.002
Linux and Mac Permissions T1666
Modify Cloud Resource Hierarchy T1685.003
Modify or Spoof Tool UI T1685.001
Disable or Modify Windows Event Log T1578
Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure T1600
Weaken Encryption
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