Exfiltrate

//ˈɛksfɪltɹeɪt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    that which is exfiltrated, the removed substance or item
Verb
  1. 1
    To withdraw (troops) surreptitiously from a dangerous position. transitive
  2. 2
    escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control wordnet
  3. 3
    To covertly extract data. transitive

    "There are multiple ways to exfiltrate files from a compromised system. Since you have ssh access, you can always use sftp or scp, but I want to show you another way of moving files using netcat."

  4. 4
    transfer secretly out of an area under enemy control wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bleeddischargeeffuseemitexcreteexude

Example

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"There are multiple ways to exfiltrate files from a compromised system. Since you have ssh access, you can always use sftp or scp, but I want to show you another way of moving files using netcat."

Etymology

After infiltrate.

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