Suspicious Okta Application Self-Assignment to All Applications by UNC3944 (via cloud)

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access → Defense Evasion

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
- T1078.004Cloud Accounts
Execution
Persistence
- T1078.004Cloud Accounts
- T1098Account Manipulation
Priv Esc
- T1078.004Cloud Accounts
- T1098Account Manipulation
Defense Evasion
- T1078.004Cloud Accounts
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects Okta application membership assignment events used by UNC3944 to grant a controlled identity access to all applications after compromising a SaaS tenant. Broad self-service application assignment expands attacker reach across integrated SaaS platforms and precedes data access and exfiltration.

Reporting behind it

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Suspicious Okta Application Self-Assignment to All Applications by UNC3944 (via cloud)

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