exfiltrate

C2 Topic:Technology & Computing

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.

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

Technology & Computing

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
- Technology & Computing

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