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Okta User Suspicious Activity Reported
An Okta user reports suspicious activity in response to an end user security notification.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Persistence | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Privilege Escalation | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Stealth | T1078 Valid Accounts |
References
Event coverage
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Rule body yaral
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rule okta_user_suspicious_activity_reported {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "An Okta user reports suspicious activity in response to an end user security notification."
rule_id = "mr_09eaaa93-be5e-4b7f-9d6b-8675e63291a0"
rule_name = "Okta User Suspicious Activity Reported"
reference = "https://help.okta.com/en-us/Content/Topics/Security/suspicious-activity-reporting.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:
$suspicious.metadata.product_name = "Okta"
$suspicious.metadata.vendor_name = "Okta"
$suspicious.metadata.event_type = "USER_UNCATEGORIZED"
$suspicious.metadata.product_event_type = "user.account.report_suspicious_activity_by_enduser"
$suspicious.security_result.summary = "User report suspicious activity"
$suspicious.target.user.userid = $userid
match:
$userid over 1h
outcome:
$risk_score = max(
35 +
// Increase Risk based on suspiciousActivityEventType
if($suspicious.security_result.detection_fields["suspiciousActivityEventType"] = "system.email.mfa_enroll_notification.sent_message", 30)
)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts"
$target_user_agent = array_distinct($suspicious.network.http.user_agent)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($suspicious.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($suspicious.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($suspicious.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_ip_city = array_distinct($suspicious.principal.location.city)
$principal_user_email_addresses = array_distinct ($suspicious.principal.user.email_addresses)
$security_result_summary = array_distinct($suspicious.security_result.summary)
$target_user_email_addresses = array_distinct($suspicious.target.user.email_addresses)
$target_user_userid = array_distinct($suspicious.target.user.userid)
condition:
$suspicious
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $suspicious event in the 1h window.
Events
$suspicious
metadata.product_event_type = "user.account.report_suspicious_activity_by_enduser"security_result.summary = "User report suspicious activity"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max( 35 + if($suspicious.security_result.detection_fields["suspiciousActivityEventType"] = "system.email.mfa_enroll_notification.sent_message", 30) ) |
target_user_agent | array_distinct($suspicious.network.http.user_agent) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($suspicious.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($suspicious.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($suspicious.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_ip_city | array_distinct($suspicious.principal.location.city) |
principal_user_email_addresses | array_distinct ($suspicious.principal.user.email_addresses) |
security_result_summary | array_distinct($suspicious.security_result.summary) |
target_user_email_addresses | array_distinct($suspicious.target.user.email_addresses) |
target_user_userid | array_distinct($suspicious.target.user.userid) |