ID | Technique | Tactic |
---|---|---|
T1078 | Valid Accounts | Defense Evasion |
T1078.001 | Default Accounts | Initial Access |
T1556 | Modify Authentication Process | Persistence |
Detection: Okta Phishing Detection with FastPass Origin Check
EXPERIMENTAL DETECTION
This detection status is set to experimental. The Splunk Threat Research team has not yet fully tested, simulated, or built comprehensive datasets for this detection. As such, this analytic is not officially supported. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at research@splunk.com.
Description
The following analytic identifies failed user authentication attempts in Okta due to FastPass declining a phishing attempt. It leverages Okta logs, specifically looking for events where multi-factor authentication (MFA) fails with the reason "FastPass declined phishing attempt." This activity is significant as it indicates that attackers are targeting users with real-time phishing proxies, attempting to capture credentials. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to unauthorized access to user accounts, potentially compromising sensitive information and furthering lateral movement within the organization.
Search
1`okta` eventType="user.authentication.auth_via_mfa" AND result="FAILURE" AND outcome.reason="FastPass declined phishing attempt"
2| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(displayMessage) by user eventType client.userAgent.rawUserAgent client.userAgent.browser outcome.reason
3| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
4| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
5| `okta_phishing_detection_with_fastpass_origin_check_filter`
Data Source
Name | Platform | Sourcetype | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Okta | N/A | 'OktaIM2:log' |
'Okta' |
Macros Used
Name | Value |
---|---|
okta | eventtype=okta_log OR sourcetype = "OktaIM2:log" |
okta_phishing_detection_with_fastpass_origin_check_filter | search * |
okta_phishing_detection_with_fastpass_origin_check_filter
is an empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Annotations
Default Configuration
This detection is configured by default in Splunk Enterprise Security to run with the following settings:
Setting | Value |
---|---|
Disabled | true |
Cron Schedule | 0 * * * * |
Earliest Time | -70m@m |
Latest Time | -10m@m |
Schedule Window | auto |
Creates Notable | Yes |
Rule Title | %name% |
Rule Description | %description% |
Notable Event Fields | user, dest |
Creates Risk Event | True |
Implementation
This search is specific to Okta and requires Okta logs to be ingested in your Splunk deployment.
Known False Positives
Fidelity of this is high as Okta is specifying malicious infrastructure. Filter and modify as needed.
Associated Analytic Story
Risk Based Analytics (RBA)
Risk Message | Risk Score | Impact | Confidence |
---|---|---|---|
Okta FastPass has prevented $user$ from authenticating to a malicious site. | 100 | 100 | 100 |
References
Detection Testing
Test Type | Status | Dataset | Source | Sourcetype |
---|---|---|---|---|
Validation | Not Applicable | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unit | ❌ Failing | N/A | N/A |
N/A |
Integration | ❌ Failing | N/A | N/A |
N/A |
Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py
tool or the UI.
Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range
Source: GitHub | Version: 3