exfiltrate
verb
ex·fil·trate
eks-ˈfil-ˌtrāt 
ˈeks-(ˌ)fil-
exfiltrated; exfiltrating
1
: to remove (someone) furtively from a hostile area
Kublinski avoided detection. He was exfiltrated from Poland, with his family, only after being compromised by a leak from the U.S. government.—
Radek Sikorski
Radek Sikorski2
: to steal (sensitive data) from a computer (as with a flash drive)
: to escape from a hostile area
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The attackers deployed ransomware to disrupt operations and exfiltrated vast amounts of sensitive data.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Certainly, creating a phishing page is vastly easier than coding a Trojan that can actively steal those passwords and exfiltrate them, all while dodging discovery by antivirus programs.
—PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
This trust boundary violation allows attackers to pivot within the boundary to access other applications, compromise services and/or exfiltrate data.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Phishing continues to be the primary strategy for cybercriminals to trick users into divulging their credentials, inject malware into your infrastructure, hijack user devices, remotely access network resources and exfiltrate sensitive data.
—Ken Carnesi, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Certainly, creating a phishing page is vastly easier than coding a Trojan that can actively steal those passwords and exfiltrate them, all while dodging discovery by antivirus programs.
—PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
This trust boundary violation allows attackers to pivot within the boundary to access other applications, compromise services and/or exfiltrate data.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Phishing continues to be the primary strategy for cybercriminals to trick users into divulging their credentials, inject malware into your infrastructure, hijack user devices, remotely access network resources and exfiltrate sensitive data.
—Ken Carnesi, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Exfiltrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exfiltrate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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