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Okta ThreatInsight Suspected Password Spray Attack
Okta's ThreatInsight can identify Password Spray attacks.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1110.003 Brute Force: Password Spraying |
References
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| Okta-security | security.threat.detected |
Rules detecting the same action
Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.
- Device Registration from Malicious IP (Kusto)
- Okta Security Threat Detected (Sigma)
- Okta ThreatInsight Login Failure With High Unknown Users (YARA-L)
- Okta ThreatInsight Suspected Bruteforce Attack (YARA-L)
- Okta ThreatInsight Threat Detected (Splunk)
- Okta ThreatInsight Threat Suspected Promotion (Elastic)
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
metadata.product_event_type = "security.threat.detected"security_result.category_details = "Password Spray"
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max( 35 + if($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 | $login.network.http.user_agent |
principal_ip | array_distinct($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) |