exfiltrating
Covertly removing data
Exfiltrating is the covert removal of data, personnel, or materials from a secured location.
The term comes from military and intelligence contexts—extracting an agent from hostile territory, smuggling documents past security.
In cybersecurity, it describes unauthorized transfer of data out of a network: The malware was exfiltrating customer records to overseas servers.
The opposite of infiltrating.
Illegal covert transport
- extractionAct of removing
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- documentsFormal written records
covert · operatives · handlers · defectors · assets · moles · spycraft · tradecraft
Act of removing
- personnelWorkers at an organization
- operativesThose who execute missions
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
territory · rescue · insertion · special forces · helicopters · rendezvous · covert ops · escape
Facts for analysis
- breachBreaking of agreement
- hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
servers · encryption · networks · phishing · ransomware · payloads · backdoors · credentials
smuggling
Illegal covert transport
- extractionAct of removing
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
documents · covert · operatives · handlers · defectors · assets · moles · spycraft · tradecraft · counterintelligence
extraction
Act of removing
- personnelWorkers at an organization
- operativesThose who execute missions
- evacuationRemoval from danger
hostile · territory · rescue · insertion · special forces · helicopters · rendezvous · covert ops · escape · evasion
data
Facts for analysis
- breachBreaking of agreement
- hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
- malwareHarmful computer programs
stealing · servers · encryption · networks · phishing · ransomware · payloads · backdoors · credentials · databases
exfiltratinginfiltrating
Entering covertly to gather information
inserting · penetrating · implanting · embedding · injecting
exfiltratingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
stranding · leaving behind · retaining · marooning · deserting