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# New Private Repository Container Image detected in AWS ECR
Classification:attackTactic:[TA0003-persistence](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003)Technique:[T1525-implant-internal-image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1525) 
## Goal{% #goal %}

Detect potential persistence mechanisms being deployed in the AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR).

NOTE: Amazon ECR requires that users have permission to make calls to the `ecr:GetAuthorizationToken` API through an IAM policy before they can authenticate to a registry and push or pull any images from any Amazon ECR repository.

## Strategy{% #strategy %}

Detect when `@evt.name:PutImage` is used against the `ecr.amazonaws.com` API.

## Triage & Response{% #triage--response %}

1. Check that `{{@responseElements.image.imageId.imageDigest}}` is a valid sha256 hash for the container image with a tag of `{{@responseElements.image.imageId.imageTag}}` in the `{{@responseElements.image.repositoryName}}` repository on AWS Account `{{@userIdentity.accountId}}`.
1. If the hash is not valid for that container image, determine if the container image was placed there for a malicious purpose.