Okta Phishing Detection with FastPass Origin Check


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.

Query · spl

`okta` eventType="user.authentication.auth_via_mfa" AND result="FAILURE" AND outcome.reason="FastPass declined phishing attempt"
  | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(displayMessage)
    BY user eventType client.userAgent.rawUserAgent
       client.userAgent.browser outcome.reason
  | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
  | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
  | `okta_phishing_detection_with_fastpass_origin_check_filter`

Implementation guide

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.

Analyst notes

Known false positives: Fidelity of this is high as Okta is specifying malicious infrastructure. Filter and modify as needed.

Raw source Okta Phishing Detection with FastPass Origin Check · SPL
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Published by splunk/security_content ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
name: Okta Phishing Detection with FastPass Origin Check
id: f4ca0057-cbf3-44f8-82ea-4e330ee901d3
version: 9
creation_date: '2024-04-17'
modification_date: '2026-05-13'
author: Okta, Inc, Michael Haag, Splunk
status: experimental
type: TTP
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.
data_source:
    - Okta
search: |-
    `okta` eventType="user.authentication.auth_via_mfa" AND result="FAILURE" AND outcome.reason="FastPass declined phishing attempt"
      | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(displayMessage)
        BY user eventType client.userAgent.rawUserAgent
           client.userAgent.browser outcome.reason
      | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
      | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
      | `okta_phishing_detection_with_fastpass_origin_check_filter`
how_to_implement: 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.
references:
    - https://sec.okta.com/fastpassphishingdetection
finding:
    title: Okta FastPass has prevented $user$ from authenticating to a malicious site.
    entity:
        field: user
        type: user
        score: 50
analytic_story:
    - Okta Account Takeover
asset_type: Infrastructure
mitre_attack_id:
    - T1078.001
    - T1556
product:
    - Splunk Enterprise
    - Splunk Enterprise Security
    - Splunk Cloud
category: application
security_domain: access

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