An adversary may compress and/or encrypt data that is collected prior to exfiltration. Compressing the data can help to obfuscate the collected data and minimize the amount of data sent over the network. Encryption can be used to hide information that is being exfiltrated from detection or make exfiltration less conspicuous upon inspection by a defender.
Both compression and encryption are done prior to exfiltration, and can be performed using a utility, 3rd party library, or custom method.
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA-8 | Penetration Testing | Protects | T1560 | Archive Collected Data |
| RA-5 | Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning | Protects | T1560 | Archive Collected Data |
| SC-7 | Boundary Protection | Protects | T1560 | Archive Collected Data |
| SI-3 | Malicious Code Protection | Protects | T1560 | Archive Collected Data |
| SI-4 | System Monitoring | Protects | T1560 | Archive Collected Data |
| action.malware.variety.Export data | Export data to another site or system | related-to | T1560 | Archive Collected Data |
| Technique ID | Technique Name | Number of Mappings |
|---|---|---|
| T1560.003 | Archive via Custom Method | 1 |
| T1560.002 | Archive via Library | 1 |
| T1560.001 | Archive via Utility | 6 |