Hunting 'Zombie Accounts' in Active Directory
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#19Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 6
- Comments
- 1
- Submitted by
- optimiz
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Site
- fabian.fyi
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Trending history
Hunting 'Zombie Accounts' in Active Directory was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 22 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #19 of 30, reached on Oct 31, 19:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 19:52 UTC.
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19
Oct 26today
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I remember when I was ~14 at a private day school with a 1:1 laptop program in the early 00s, we were on AD. There was essentially one mac user in the IT department and the rest was windows, and inadvertently his mac created a hidden folder, I think it was "FindByContent" or something, that allowed full permission to…
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Is Hunting 'Zombie Accounts' in Active Directory trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 31, 19:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Hunting 'Zombie Accounts' in Active Directory reached?
#19 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 31, 19:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Hunting 'Zombie Accounts' in Active Directory been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (22 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
6 points and 1 comment; submitted by optimiz on Oct 29, 2026.