Detection: MFA Recovery Codes Regenerated
Overview
Detect when MFA recovery codes are regenerated for a GitHub account. While this may be part of legitimate account maintenance, it can also indicate that an attacker is attempting to ensure persistent access by generating new recovery codes. Monitoring these events helps identify potential account compromises and ensure that backup authentication methods are not abused.
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Usage
Run the detection in your terminal:
powerpipe detection run github_security_log_detections.detection.mfa_recovery_code_regeneratedSnapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe loginpowerpipe detection run github_security_log_detections.detection.mfa_recovery_code_regenerated --shareSQL
This detection uses a named query:
select tp_timestamp as timestamp,action as operation,concat('https://github.com/', user) as resource,actor,tp_source_ip as source_ip,tp_id as source_id,*exclude (actor, timestamp)
from github_security_logwhere action in ('two_factor_authentication.recovery_codes_regenerated')order by tp_timestamp desc;