Suspicious Okta User Account Locked Out (via okta)
This rule detects when an user account is locked out.
SigmamediumIdentityv1
sigma
suspicious-okta-user-account-locked-out-via-okta
title: Suspicious Okta User Account Locked Out (via okta)
id: 6af833f9-b028-5ca5-ae04-79f7dc0e8ecc
status: stable
description: This rule detects when an user account is locked out.
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1531/
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-20
tags:
- attack.impact
- attack.t1531
logsource:
product: okta
service: okta
detection:
selection:
displayMessage: Max sign in attempts exceeded
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.