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  • VPN Login Password Spray Informational Identity Analytics 2 variations

    An abnormally high number of users failed to log in to a VPN service from an IP address within a short period of time. This may indicate a password spray attack.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    1 Hour
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)
    ATT&CK techniques: Brute Force: Password Spraying (T1110.003) Brute Force: Password Guessing (T1110.001)
    Required data: Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Third-Party VPNs
    Attacker's goals: An attacker may be attempting to gain unauthorized access to user accounts.
    Investigative actions: Analyze the time intervals between login attempts to check for patterns indicative of a password spraying attack. Investigate the cause of the login failures (e.g. incorrect passwords, account lockouts, other factors). Review the geographic regions behind the failed login attempts. Investigate if a successful login was made after unsuccessful attempts. Cross-reference the IP address with threat intelligence sources to see if it is associated with known malicious activity.

    Variations

    Successful VPN Password Spray Threat Detected with unusual characteristics

    Medium overridden

    An abnormally high number of users failed to log in to a VPN service from an IP address within a short period of time. This may indicate a password spray attack. overridden

    VPN login password spray with unusual characteristics

    Low overridden

    An abnormally high number of users failed to log in to a VPN service from an IP address within a short period of time. This may indicate a password spray attack. overridden