Multi Factor Authentication Disabled For User Account

Detects changes to the "StrongAuthenticationRequirement" value, where the state is set to "0" or "Disabled". Threat actors were seen disabling multi factor authentication for users in order to maintain or achieve…

Description

Detects changes to the "StrongAuthenticationRequirement" value, where the state is set to "0" or "Disabled". Threat actors were seen disabling multi factor authentication for users in order to maintain or achieve access to the account. Also see in SIM Swap attacks.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Log source product: azure
Log source service: auditlogs

Known benign triggers

Legitimate authorized activity.

References

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www.sans.org/blog/defending-against-scattered-spider-and-the-com-with-cybercrime-intelligence/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

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Detection rules

Multi Factor Authentication Disabled For User Account

Description

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

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