Analytics Informational
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Multiple Okta MFA requests sent to a user

Multiple SSO MFA attempts were sent to the user. This may indicate an MFA fatigue attack.

Module:
Identity Analytics
Data source:
Okta
ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006) Resource Development (TA0042)
ATT&CK techniques: Compromise Accounts (T1586) Multi-Factor Authentication Request Generation (T1621)
Attacker's goals:

An attacker is attempting to gain access to an account secured with MFA.

Investigative actions:

Verify the reasoning behind the MFA request rejections. Follow further actions performed by the user.

Test period:
30 Minutes
Deduplication:
1 Day
1 variation:
  • Multiple Okta MFA requests sent to a user with unusual characteristics Low (parent: Informational)