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M365 Copilot Failed Authentication Patterns

Detects M365 Copilot users with failed authentication attempts, MFA failures, or multi-location access patterns indicating potential credential attacks or account compromise. The detection aggregates M365 Copilot…

Description

Detects M365 Copilot users with failed authentication attempts, MFA failures, or multi-location access patterns indicating potential credential attacks or account compromise. The detection aggregates M365 Copilot Graph API authentication events per user, calculating metrics like distinct cities/countries accessed, unique IP addresses and browsers, failed login attempts (status containing "fail" or "error"), and MFA failures (error code 50074). Users are flagged when they access Copilot from multiple cities (cities_count > 1), experience any authentication failures (failed_attempts > 0), or encounter MFA errors (mfa_failures > 0), which are indicators of credential stuffing, brute force attacks, or compromised accounts attempting to bypass multi-factor authentication.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source category
m365_copilot_graph_api

Known benign triggers

  • Legitimate users experiencing network connectivity issues, traveling employees with intermittent VPN connections, users in regions with unstable internet infrastructure, or password reset activities during business travel may trigger false positives.

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