Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure: Delete Cloud Instance

Threat Actors may delete a cloud instance after they have performed malicious activities in an attempt to evade detection and remove evidence of their presence. Deleting an instance or virtual machine can remove valuable forensic artifacts and other evidence of suspicious behavior if the instance is not recoverable.

ID: ATAGS-T1101.003
Sub-technique of:  ATAGS-T1101
Tactic: Defense Evasion
Targeted Components: Cloud Control Plane
Responsibility: Provider
Created: 18 April 2026
Last Modified: 18 April 2026

Mitigations

This type of attack technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features.