Exfiltrate
/ˈɛksfɪltɹeɪt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 that which is exfiltrated, the removed substance or item
Verb
- 1 To withdraw (troops) surreptitiously from a dangerous position. transitive
- 2 escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control wordnet
- 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 transfer secretly out of an area under enemy control wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"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.