---
id: 5958
title: "Hiding in Plain Sight — Discovering Hidden Active Directory Objects"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/find-hidden-active-directory-objects/"
published_at: "2022-03-30T09:23:11Z"
tags: ["active-directory", "detection", "persistence", "delegation", "privileged-accounts"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/5958"
lang: en
---

# Hiding in Plain Sight — Discovering Hidden Active Directory Objects

## Summary

How attackers hide privileged AD accounts in plain sight: poorly delegated permissions let intruders create or take over a privileged account and conceal it from administrators, achieving stealthy persistence; includes discovery guidance.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2022-03-30T09:23:11Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/find-hidden-active-directory-objects/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/5958