name: AWS CloudTrail StopLogging
id: c5de7c54-4809-4659-bf9f-3bacf8bdfd35
version: 3
creation_date: '2024-05-22'
modification_date: '2026-05-13'
author: Patrick Bareiss, Splunk
description: Logs an event when a cloud service in AWS, such as CloudTrail, is deactivated or stopped.
mitre_components:
    - Cloud Service Disable
source: aws_cloudtrail
sourcetype: aws:cloudtrail
separator: eventName
separator_value: StopLogging
supported_TA:
    - name: Splunk Add-on for AWS
      url: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1876
      version: 8.1.2
fields:
    - _time
    - app
    - awsRegion
    - aws_account_id
    - command
    - date_hour
    - date_mday
    - date_minute
    - date_month
    - date_second
    - date_wday
    - date_year
    - date_zone
    - dest
    - dvc
    - errorCode
    - eventCategory
    - eventID
    - eventName
    - eventSource
    - eventTime
    - eventType
    - eventVersion
    - host
    - index
    - linecount
    - managementEvent
    - msg
    - object_category
    - product
    - punct
    - readOnly
    - recipientAccountId
    - region
    - requestID
    - requestParameters.name
    - responseElements
    - signature
    - source
    - sourceIPAddress
    - sourcetype
    - splunk_server
    - src
    - src_ip
    - start_time
    - timeendpos
    - timestartpos
    - tlsDetails.cipherSuite
    - tlsDetails.clientProvidedHostHeader
    - tlsDetails.tlsVersion
    - user
    - userAgent
    - userIdentity.accessKeyId
    - userIdentity.accountId
    - userIdentity.arn
    - userIdentity.principalId
    - userIdentity.type
    - userIdentity.userName
    - userName
    - user_access_key
    - user_agent
    - user_arn
    - user_group_id
    - user_id
    - user_name
    - user_type
    - vendor
    - vendor_account
    - vendor_product
    - vendor_region
output_fields:
    - dest
    - user
    - user_agent
    - src
    - vendor_account
    - vendor_region
    - vendor_product
example_log: '{"eventVersion": "1.08", "userIdentity": {"type": "IAMUser", "principalId": "AIDAYTOGP2RLEHRX5YWNV", "arn": "arn:aws:iam::111111111111:user/bhavin_cli", "accountId": "111111111111", "accessKeyId": "AKIAYTOGP2RLKQ3U2PDY", "userName": "bhavin_cli"}, "eventTime": "2022-06-30T21:26:49Z", "eventSource": "cloudtrail.amazonaws.com", "eventName": "StopLogging", "awsRegion": "us-west-2", "sourceIPAddress": "72.193.184.209", "userAgent": "stratus-red-team_a6a8f8f2-d560-4062-bd0d-c232130cfcc5", "requestParameters": {"name": "my-cloudtrail-trail"}, "responseElements": null, "requestID": "d8b79caa-08d2-4f7e-b93a-73bb7b85f260", "eventID": "9f8d2b82-6e9d-45b8-9055-78d8c00ca416", "readOnly": false, "eventType": "AwsApiCall", "managementEvent": true, "recipientAccountId": "111111111111", "eventCategory": "Management", "tlsDetails": {"tlsVersion": "TLSv1.2", "cipherSuite": "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256", "clientProvidedHostHeader": "cloudtrail.us-west-2.amazonaws.com"}}'