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Introduction

Most modern organizations today are hybrid environments consisting of both traditional on-premises Active Directory and Entra ID. Often times on-prem Active Directory accounts are synced with Entra ID. While this setup has it’s many benefits, it can also lead to Azure tenant compromise via the AZUREADSSOACC$ machine account. In this blog, we explore how threat actors can abuse this account to pivot from on-prem AD to Azure, leveraging synced Global Administrator accounts to compromise cloud resources. We’ll outline the attack methodology, highlight its impact, and provide actionable defenses to secure your hybrid identity environment.