Multifactor Authentication Interrupted


Description

Identifies user login with multifactor authentication failures, which might be an indication an attacker has the password for the account but can't pass the MFA challenge.

Query · sigma

selection_50074:
  ResultType: 50074
  ResultDescription|contains: Strong Auth required
selection_500121:
  ResultType: 500121
  ResultDescription|contains: Authentication failed during strong authentication request
condition: 1 of selection_*

Known false positives

  • Unknown
Raw source Multifactor Authentication Interrupted · Sigma
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title: Multifactor Authentication Interrupted
id: 5496ff55-42ec-4369-81cb-00f417029e25
status: test
description: Identifies user login with multifactor authentication failures, which might be an indication an attacker has the password for the account but can't pass the MFA challenge.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-privileged-accounts
author: AlertIQ
date: 2021-10-10
modified: 2022-12-18
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.initial-access
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1078.004
    - attack.t1110
    - attack.t1621
logsource:
    product: azure
    service: signinlogs
detection:
    selection_50074:
        ResultType: 50074
        ResultDescription|contains: 'Strong Auth required'
    selection_500121:
        ResultType: 500121
        ResultDescription|contains: 'Authentication failed during strong authentication request'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

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