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T1685.002: Disable or Modify Cloud Log

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 15/04/2026 00:54 · Modified 29/05/2026 12:20

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1685.002
Confidence
75/100
Revoked
No
Published
15/04/2026 00:54
Modified
29/05/2026 12:20
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Platforms

IaaS Office Suite Identity Provider SaaS

Description

An adversary may disable or modify cloud logging capabilities and integrations to limit what data is collected on their activities and avoid detection. Cloud environments allow for collection and analysis of audit and application logs that provide insight into what activities a user does within the environment. If an adversary has sufficient permissions, they can disable or modify logging to avoid detection of their activities. For example, in AWS an adversary may disable CloudWatch/CloudTrail integrations prior to conducting further malicious activity. They may alternatively tamper with logging functionality, for example, by removing any associated SNS topics, disabling multi-region logging, or disabling settings that validate and/or encrypt log files.(Citation: AWS Cloud Trail)(Citation: Pacu Detection Disruption Module) In Office 365, an adversary may disable logging on mail collection activities for specific users by using the Set-MailboxAuditBypassAssociation cmdlet, by disabling M365 Advanced Auditing for the user, or by downgrading the user’s license from an Enterprise E5 to an Enterprise E3 license.(Citation: Dark Reading)

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-attack defense-impairment
mitre-attack-v19 defense-impairment

Marking (TLP)

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