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Okta ThreatInsight Suspected Password Spray Attack

Severity
medium
Type
Alert
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Okta's ThreatInsight can identify Password Spray attacks.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Credential AccessT1110.003 Brute Force: Password Spraying

References

Event coverage

Rules detecting the same action

Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.

Rule body yaral

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rule okta_threatinsight_suspected_password_spray_attack {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Okta's ThreatInsight can identify Password Spray attacks."
    rule_id = "mr_4d081db5-7ea3-4300-8e0f-d7c7fcc1f662"
    rule_name = "Okta ThreatInsight Suspected Password Spray Attack"
    reference = "https://help.okta.com/en-us/Content/Topics/Security/threat-insight/configure-threatinsight-system-log.htm"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force: Password Spraying"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/003/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "Okta"
    severity = "Medium"
    priority = "Medium"

  events:
    $login.metadata.product_name = "Okta"
    $login.metadata.vendor_name = "Okta"
    $login.metadata.event_type = "USER_UNCATEGORIZED"
    $login.metadata.product_event_type = "security.threat.detected"
    $login.security_result.category_details = "Password Spray"

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(
        // Baseline
        35 +
        // If the IP Address is marked as suspicious IP address by Okta ThreatInsight
        if($login.security_result.detection_fields["threatSuspected"] = "true", 30) +
        // Unauthorized target geographies
        if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) +
        if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) +
        if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) +
        if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) +
        if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20)
    )
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force: Password Spraying"
    $target_user_agent = $login.network.http.user_agent
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($login.principal.ip)
    $principal_ip_country = array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    $principal_ip_state = array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
    $principal_ip_city = $login.principal.location.city
    $security_result_summary = array_distinct($login.security_result.summary)

  condition:
    $login
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $login event.

Events

$login USER_UNCATEGORIZED

  • metadata.product_event_type = "security.threat.detected"
  • security_result.category_details = "Password Spray"

Outcome

Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.

FieldExpression
risk_scoremax( 35 + if($login.security_result.detection_fields["threatSuspected"] = "true", 30) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20) )
target_user_agent$login.network.http.user_agent
principal_iparray_distinct($login.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_ip_city$login.principal.location.city
security_result_summaryarray_distinct($login.security_result.summary)