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# A user attempted to bypass Okta MFA
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | N/A (single event) |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | Okta Audit Log |
| Detection Modules | Identity Threat Module, SaaS Threat Detection |
| Detector Tags | Okta Audit Analytics |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Credential Access (TA0006) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Modify Authentication Process (T1556), Multi-Factor Authentication Request Generation (T1621) |
| Severity | Low |
### Description
A user may have attempted to bypass Okta MFA.
### Attacker's Goals
An attacker is attempting to gain access to an account secured with MFA.
### Investigative actions
* Contact the user who attempted to bypass MFA and ensure the request was legitimate.
* Check if the user successfully authenticated after the event.
### Variations
A successful bypass of Okta MFA
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Credential Access (TA0006) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Modify Authentication Process (T1556), Multi-Factor Authentication Request Generation (T1621) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
Suspicious MFA bypass attempt in Okta.
**Attacker's Goals**
An attacker is attempting to gain access to an account secured with MFA.
**Investigative actions**
* Contact the user who attempted to bypass MFA and ensure the request was legitimate.
* Check if the user successfully authenticated after the event.
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