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Okta User Logins From Multiple Cities

Severity
medium
Type
Alert
Time window
1d
Match by
userid
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Detects user logins for same user from different cities within 24 hours.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Initial AccessT1078 Valid Accounts
PersistenceT1078 Valid Accounts
Privilege EscalationT1078 Valid Accounts
StealthT1078 Valid Accounts

References

Event coverage

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Rule body yaral

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rule okta_user_logins_from_multiple_cities {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detects user logins for same user from different cities within 24 hours."
    rule_id = "mr_b607de8a-7988-4f4f-8ecf-e8754de6bbae"
    rule_name = "Okta User Logins From Multiple Cities"
    reference = "https://help.okta.com/en-us/Content/Topics/Security/behavior-detection/logs-behavior-detection.htm"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/"
    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_LOGIN"
    $login.metadata.product_event_type = "user.session.start"
    $login.security_result.summary = "User login to Okta"
    $login.principal.user.userid = $userid
    $login.principal.location.city = $city

  match:
    $userid over 24h

  outcome:
      $risk_score = max(
        35 +
        // If the IP Address is marked as suspicious IP address by Okta ThreatInsight
        if($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 = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts"
    $target_user_agent = array_distinct($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)
    $principal_ip_city = array_distinct($login.principal.location.city)
    $dc_principal_ip_city = count_distinct($login.principal.location.city)
    $security_result_summary = array_distinct($login.security_result.summary)
    $principal_user_managers_email_addresses = array_distinct($login.principal.user.managers.email_addresses)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($login.principal.user.userid)
    $target_user_email_addresses = array_distinct($login.target.user.email_addresses)
    $target_user_userid = array_distinct($login.target.user.userid)

  condition:
    $login and $dc_principal_ip_city > 1
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $login event in the 24h window and $dc_principal_ip_city > 1.

Events

$login USER_LOGIN

  • metadata.product_event_type = "user.session.start"
  • security_result.summary = "User login to Okta"

Correlation

Match key
$userid (principal.user.userid)
Within
1d

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_agentarray_distinct($login.network.http.user_agent)
principal_iparray_distinct($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_cityarray_distinct($login.principal.location.city)
dc_principal_ip_citycount_distinct($login.principal.location.city)
security_result_summaryarray_distinct($login.security_result.summary)
principal_user_managers_email_addressesarray_distinct($login.principal.user.managers.email_addresses)
principal_user_useridarray_distinct($login.principal.user.userid)
target_user_email_addressesarray_distinct($login.target.user.email_addresses)
target_user_useridarray_distinct($login.target.user.userid)