O365 Multiple OS Vendors Authenticating From User

name: O365 Multiple OS Vendors Authenticating From User
id: 3451e58a-9457-4985-a600-b616b0cbfda1
version: 5
date: '2026-03-10'
author: Steven Dick
status: production
type: TTP
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.
data_source:
    - Office 365 Universal Audit Log
search: |-
    `o365_management_activity` Operation IN (UserLoginFailed,UserLoggedIn)
    | eval -time = _time
    | bin _time span=15m
    | fillnull
    | stats values(Operation) as signature, values(ErrorNumber) as signature_id, values(OS) as os_name, dc(OS) as os_count, count, min(-time) as firstTime, max(-time) as lastTime by ClientIP, UserId, _time, dest, vendor_account, vendor_product
    | where os_count >= 4
    | eval src = ClientIP, user = UserId
    | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
    | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
    | `o365_multiple_os_vendors_authenticating_from_user_filter`
how_to_implement: You must install the Splunk Microsoft Office 365 Add-on and ingest Office 365 management activity events. The thresholds set within the analytic (such as unique OS) are initial guidelines and should be customized based on the organization's user behavior and risk profile. Security teams are encouraged to adjust these thresholds to optimize the balance between detecting genuine threats and minimizing false positives, ensuring the detection is tailored to their specific environment.
known_false_positives: IP or users where the usage of multiple Operating systems is expected, filter accordingly.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110
    - https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/exploiting-mfa-inconsistencies-on-microsoft-services/
    - https://sra.io/blog/msspray-wait-how-many-endpoints-dont-have-mfa/
    - https://github.com/dafthack/MFASweep/tree/master
drilldown_searches:
    - name: View the detection results for - "$user$"
      search: '%original_detection_search% | search user = "$user$"'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
    - name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$user$"
      search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$user$") starthoursago=168  | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
    - name: Investigate logons from $user$
      search: '`o365_management_activity` Operation IN (UserLoginFailed,UserLoggedIn) "$user$"'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
rba:
    message: The user account $user$ authenticated with $os_count$ unique operating system types over a short period from $src$.
    risk_objects:
        - field: user
          type: user
          score: 50
    threat_objects:
        - field: src
          type: ip_address
tags:
    analytic_story:
        - Office 365 Account Takeover
    asset_type: O365 Tenant
    mitre_attack_id:
        - T1110
    product:
        - Splunk Enterprise
        - Splunk Enterprise Security
        - Splunk Cloud
    security_domain: threat
tests:
    - name: True Positive Test
      attack_data:
        - data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1110/azure_mfasweep_events/azure_mfasweep_events.log
          source: o365
          sourcetype: o365:management:activity