TechnologyAugust 26, 2026
exfiltrating
EKS-fil-tray-ting
Definition
The unauthorized or surreptitious removal or transfer of data from a computer system or network.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ex' (out of) and 'filtratus' (filtered), the term originally referred to military tactics involving the clandestine movement of troops out of an area. In modern cybersecurity, it refers specifically to the illicit extraction of digital information.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe how automated threat actors successfully stole over 2,500 sensitive personnel records from government agencies. It highlights the danger of machine-speed data theft that human defenders cannot easily manually intercept.
Cybersecurity briefly – 20260826
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