Suspicious Okta Admin Role Assigned to an User or Group (via okta)

title: Suspicious Okta Admin Role Assigned to an User or Group (via okta)
id: 90a52577-6316-55c4-a08f-23644adb5074
status: stable
description: This rule detects when the Administrator role is assigned to an user or group.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/003/
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-02-11
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1098.003
logsource:
    product: okta
    service: okta
detection:
    selection:
        eventType:
            - group.privilege.grant
            - user.account.privilege.grant
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium