create-attack-technique
Audited by Socket on Feb 25, 2026
2 alerts found:
SecurityObfuscated FileThe provided fragment is a coherent, benign documentation/guidance piece outlining how to structure and implement cloud-based attack techniques within Stratus Red Team. There are no embedded payloads, credential reads, or external network calls in this fragment. Used as intended (documentation and scaffolding for legitimate red-team activities with proper authorization), it presents low immediate risk. Caution is warranted if the template is repurposed to implement intrusive techniques without consent, as the lifecycle (detonate/revert) implies capability for active cloud changes.
This module intentionally disables and re-enables CloudTrail for a named trail via the AWS SDK. Within the stratus-red-team project this is expected behavior for simulation and detection testing. The file contains no signs of credential theft, data exfiltration, obfuscation, or conventional malware. Primary security risk: misuse or accidental execution against production resources (suppresses audit logs). Recommend restricting execution to authorized test accounts, enforcing least-privilege IAM, auditing use of the framework, and reviewing the embedded main.tf content.