O365 Multiple OS Vendors Authenticating From User
The following analytic identifies when multiple operating systems are used to authenticate to Azure/EntraID/Office 365 by the same user account over a short period of time. This activity could be indicative of…
Description
The following analytic identifies when multiple operating systems are used to authenticate to Azure/EntraID/Office 365 by the same user account over a short period of time. This activity could be indicative of attackers enumerating various logon capabilities of Azure/EntraID/Office 365 and attempting to discover weaknesses in the organizational MFA or conditional access configurations. Usage of the tools like "MFASweep" will trigger this detection.
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
- office_365_universal_audit_log
Known benign triggers
- IP or users where the usage of multiple Operating systems is expected, filter accordingly.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110 | 2 |
| github.com/dafthack/MFASweep/tree/master | Only this detection cites it |
| sra.io/blog/msspray-wait-how-many-endpoints-dont-have-mfa/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.blackhillsinfosec.com/exploiting-mfa-inconsistencies-on-microsoft-services/ | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 3451e58a-9457-4985-a600-b616b0cbfda1
- Tagged by the source as
- Office 365 Account TakeoverO365 TenantcloudSplunk CloudSplunk EnterpriseSplunk Enterprise Securitythreat
Licence
- Published under
- Apache License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- Apache-2.0Read the origin licence
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1