Attempt to Deactivate MFA for an Okta User Account

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Attempt to Deactivate MFA for an Okta User Account

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Detects attempts to deactivate multi-factor authentication (MFA) for an Okta user. An adversary may deactivate MFA for an Okta user account in order to weaken the authentication requirements for the account.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

  • filebeat-*
  • logs-okta*

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: None (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

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Tags:

  • Tactic: Persistence
  • Use Case: Identity and Access Audit
  • Data Source: Okta

Version: 106

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guide

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Rule query

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event.dataset:okta.system and event.action:user.mfa.factor.deactivate

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM