MFA Rejected by User

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Id	d99cf5c3-d660-436c-895b-8a8f8448da23
Rulename	MFA Rejected by User
Description	Identifies occurances where a user has rejected an MFA prompt. This could be an indicator that a threat actor has compromised the username and password of this user account and is using it to try and log into the account. Ref : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-user-accounts#monitoring-for-failed-unusual-sign-ins This query has also been updated to include UEBA logs IdentityInfo and BehaviorAnalytics for contextual information around the results.
Severity	Medium
Tactics	InitialAccess
Techniques	T1078.004
Required data connectors	AzureActiveDirectory BehaviorAnalytics
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1h
Query period	1h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/MFARejectedbyUser.yaml
Version	2.0.3
Arm template	d99cf5c3-d660-436c-895b-8a8f8448da23.json

KQL

let riskScoreCutoff = 20; //Adjust this based on volume of results
SigninLogs
| where ResultType == 500121
| extend additionalDetails_ = tostring(Status.additionalDetails)
| extend UserPrincipalName = tolower(UserPrincipalName)
| where additionalDetails_ =~ "MFA denied; user declined the authentication" or additionalDetails_ has "fraud"
| summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTIme = max(TimeGenerated) by UserPrincipalName, UserId, AADTenantId, IPAddress
| extend Name = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
| join kind=leftouter (
    IdentityInfo
    | summarize LatestReportTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by AccountUPN
    | project AccountUPN, Tags, JobTitle, GroupMembership, AssignedRoles, UserType, IsAccountEnabled
    | summarize
        Tags = make_set(Tags, 1000),
        GroupMembership = make_set(GroupMembership, 1000),
        AssignedRoles = make_set(AssignedRoles, 1000),
        UserType = make_set(UserType, 1000),
        UserAccountControl = make_set(UserType, 1000)
    by AccountUPN
    | extend UserPrincipalName=tolower(AccountUPN)
) on UserPrincipalName
| join kind=leftouter (
    BehaviorAnalytics
    | where ActivityType in ("FailedLogOn", "LogOn")
    | where isnotempty(SourceIPAddress)
    | project UsersInsights, DevicesInsights, ActivityInsights, InvestigationPriority, SourceIPAddress
    | project-rename IPAddress = SourceIPAddress
    | summarize
        UsersInsights = make_set(UsersInsights, 1000),
        DevicesInsights = make_set(DevicesInsights, 1000),
        IPInvestigationPriority = sum(InvestigationPriority)
    by IPAddress)
on IPAddress
| extend UEBARiskScore = IPInvestigationPriority
| where  UEBARiskScore > riskScoreCutoff
| sort by UEBARiskScore desc

YAML

relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
name: MFA Rejected by User
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - SigninLogs
  connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
- dataTypes:
  - BehaviorAnalytics
  connectorId: BehaviorAnalytics
- dataTypes:
  - IdentityInfo
  connectorId: BehaviorAnalytics
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: UserPrincipalName
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: Name
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: UPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: AadUserId
    columnName: UserId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: IPAddress
  entityType: IP
triggerThreshold: 0
id: d99cf5c3-d660-436c-895b-8a8f8448da23
tactics:
- InitialAccess
version: 2.0.3
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/MFARejectedbyUser.yaml
queryPeriod: 1h
kind: Scheduled
tags:
- AADSecOpsGuide
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: Medium
status: Available
description: |
  'Identifies occurances where a user has rejected an MFA prompt. This could be an indicator that a threat actor has compromised the username and password of this user account and is using it to try and log into the account.
  Ref : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-user-accounts#monitoring-for-failed-unusual-sign-ins
  This query has also been updated to include UEBA logs IdentityInfo and BehaviorAnalytics for contextual information around the results.'  
query: |
  let riskScoreCutoff = 20; //Adjust this based on volume of results
  SigninLogs
  | where ResultType == 500121
  | extend additionalDetails_ = tostring(Status.additionalDetails)
  | extend UserPrincipalName = tolower(UserPrincipalName)
  | where additionalDetails_ =~ "MFA denied; user declined the authentication" or additionalDetails_ has "fraud"
  | summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTIme = max(TimeGenerated) by UserPrincipalName, UserId, AADTenantId, IPAddress
  | extend Name = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
  | join kind=leftouter (
      IdentityInfo
      | summarize LatestReportTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by AccountUPN
      | project AccountUPN, Tags, JobTitle, GroupMembership, AssignedRoles, UserType, IsAccountEnabled
      | summarize
          Tags = make_set(Tags, 1000),
          GroupMembership = make_set(GroupMembership, 1000),
          AssignedRoles = make_set(AssignedRoles, 1000),
          UserType = make_set(UserType, 1000),
          UserAccountControl = make_set(UserType, 1000)
      by AccountUPN
      | extend UserPrincipalName=tolower(AccountUPN)
  ) on UserPrincipalName
  | join kind=leftouter (
      BehaviorAnalytics
      | where ActivityType in ("FailedLogOn", "LogOn")
      | where isnotempty(SourceIPAddress)
      | project UsersInsights, DevicesInsights, ActivityInsights, InvestigationPriority, SourceIPAddress
      | project-rename IPAddress = SourceIPAddress
      | summarize
          UsersInsights = make_set(UsersInsights, 1000),
          DevicesInsights = make_set(DevicesInsights, 1000),
          IPInvestigationPriority = sum(InvestigationPriority)
      by IPAddress)
  on IPAddress
  | extend UEBARiskScore = IPInvestigationPriority
  | where  UEBARiskScore > riskScoreCutoff
  | sort by UEBARiskScore desc   
triggerOperator: gt

ARM

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  "parameters": {
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    }
  },
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      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/d99cf5c3-d660-436c-895b-8a8f8448da23')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "d99cf5c3-d660-436c-895b-8a8f8448da23",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'Identifies occurances where a user has rejected an MFA prompt. This could be an indicator that a threat actor has compromised the username and password of this user account and is using it to try and log into the account.\nRef : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-user-accounts#monitoring-for-failed-unusual-sign-ins\nThis query has also been updated to include UEBA logs IdentityInfo and BehaviorAnalytics for contextual information around the results.'\n",
        "displayName": "MFA Rejected by User",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
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            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "UserPrincipalName",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "Name",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "UPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "UserId",
                "identifier": "AadUserId"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "IPAddress",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
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        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT1H",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [
          "T1078.004"
        ],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "InitialAccess"
        ],
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          "AADSecOpsGuide"
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        "templateVersion": "2.0.3",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
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