Adversaries may stage data collected from multiple systems in a central location or directory on one system prior to Exfiltration. Data may be kept in separate files or combined into one file through techniques such as Archive Collected Data. Interactive command shells may be used, and common functionality within cmd and bash may be used to copy data into a staging location.
In cloud environments, adversaries may stage data within a particular instance or virtual machine before exfiltration. An adversary may Create Cloud Instance and stage data in that instance.(Citation: Mandiant M-Trends 2020)
By staging data on one system prior to Exfiltration, adversaries can minimize the number of connections made to their C2 server and better evade detection.
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conditional_access | Conditional Access | technique_scores | T1074.002 | Remote Data Staging |
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Conditional Access (CA), when granting (risky) users access to Office applications like SharePoint and OneDrive, can restrict what they can do in these applications using its app-enforced restrictions. For example, it can enforce that users on unmanaged devices will have browser-only access to SharePoint/OneDrive with no ability to download, print, or sync files. This can impede an adversary's ability to collect and stage files. This offers minimal coverage as it requires the target application to support such a feature that can be triggered by this control and to date only a few (Office) applications support this.
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