BusinessAugust 10, 2026
exfiltrated
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Definition
The act of unauthorized transferring or stealing of data from a computer or network.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ex' (out of) and 'filtratus' (strained through, from 'filtrum', a felt strainer). It originally described the movement of troops out of a hazardous area before being adopted in computer security to describe data movement.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe how malicious blockchain-based C2 infrastructure secretly removes sensitive data from compromised systems. It is critical to understanding the destructive capabilities of the Aeternum malware.
The Permanent Threat: Analyzing Aeternum’s Blockchain-Based C2 Operations and Communications
Read the full article ↗Unit 42