exfiltrate
verb
ex·fil·trate
eks-ˈfil-ˌtrāt 
ˈeks-(ˌ)fil-
exfiltrated; exfiltrating
1
: to remove (someone) furtively from a hostile area
Kublinski avoided detection. He was exfiltrated from Poland, with his family, only after being compromised by a leak from the U.S. government.—
Radek Sikorski
Radek Sikorski2
: to steal (sensitive data) from a computer (as with a flash drive)
: to escape from a hostile area
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In any event, the attacker had now gained persistent, privileged access to the network and was in a position to exfiltrate sensitive data from it.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Yes, but: Legal and congressional processes are slow — Musk's team may be able to exfiltrate data or deploy code before any real consequences materialize.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
On December 1, WikiLeaks published 2,420 documents detailing the cooperation between German and U.S. intelligence agencies that had been exfiltrated from the Bundestag's Special Investigative Committee on the U.S. National Security Agency.
—Tyson Barker, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2016
Attackers can use these extensions to exfiltrate browsing data, monitor user activity and even bypass security measures such as two-factor authentication.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Yes, but: Legal and congressional processes are slow — Musk's team may be able to exfiltrate data or deploy code before any real consequences materialize.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
On December 1, WikiLeaks published 2,420 documents detailing the cooperation between German and U.S. intelligence agencies that had been exfiltrated from the Bundestag's Special Investigative Committee on the U.S. National Security Agency.
—Tyson Barker, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2016
Attackers can use these extensions to exfiltrate browsing data, monitor user activity and even bypass security measures such as two-factor authentication.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exfiltrate
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“Exfiltrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exfiltrate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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