exfiltrate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɛksfɪltɹeɪt/ UK /ˈɛksfɪltreɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #111770

Meanings

1

verb
to covertly remove data from a computer system or network

The attacker tried to exfiltrate customer records before the intrusion was detected.
2

verb
to withdraw people, troops, or agents secretly from a dangerous place

The team planned to exfiltrate the informant before dawn.
3

noun
something that has been covertly removed, especially data or material

Investigators traced the exfiltrate to an encrypted archive on an external server.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to covertly remove data... extract steal remove transfer leak

2 verb · to withdraw people, troops,... extract evacuate withdraw rescue remove

3 noun · something that has been... extracted dataremoved materialstolen data

Opposites

infiltrateinsert implant introduce

Word family

Derived forms exfiltrationexfiltratedexfiltrating

Related forms infiltrateextract evacuatedata breach

Etymology

Formed as the opposite of infiltrate: ex- ("out") plus the pattern of infiltrate, literally "to filter or move out." Military and intelligence use came first; cybersecurity later extended it to the covert removal of data from a system.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

# exfiltrate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛksfɪltɹeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛksfɪltreɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 111770

## Meanings
1. to covertly remove data from a computer system or network
2. to withdraw people, troops, or agents secretly from a dangerous place
3. something that has been covertly removed, especially data or material

## Examples
- The attacker tried to exfiltrate customer records before the intrusion was detected.
- The team planned to exfiltrate the informant before dawn.
- Investigators traced the exfiltrate to an encrypted archive on an external server.

## Synonyms
- extract
- remove
- withdraw
- evacuate
- transfer
- steal
- leak

## Antonyms
- infiltrate
- insert
- implant
- introduce

## Derived Forms
- exfiltration
- exfiltrated
- exfiltrating

## Related Forms
- infiltrate
- extract
- evacuate
- data breach

## Etymology
Formed as the opposite of infiltrate: ex- ("out") plus the pattern of infiltrate, literally "to filter or move out." Military and intelligence use came first; cybersecurity later extended it to the covert removal of data from a system.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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