Sub-technique of T1074 Data Staged.View on attack.mitre.org
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.
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.
Rules on DetectionCode tagged with T1074.002.
| Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| GroupAPT28 | APT28 has staged archives of collected data on a target's Outlook Web Access (OWA) server. |
| GroupChimera | Chimera has staged stolen data on designated servers in the target environment. |
| GroupFIN6 | FIN6 actors have compressed data from remote systems and moved it to another staging system before exfiltration. |
| GroupFIN8 | FIN8 aggregates staged data from a network into a single location. |
| GroupLeviathan | Leviathan has staged data remotely prior to exfiltration. |
| GroupmenuPass | menuPass has staged data on remote MSP systems or other victim networks prior to exfiltration. |
| GroupMirrorFace | MirrorFace has gathered data and files of interest on a single victim machine. |
| GroupMoustachedBouncer | MoustachedBouncer has used plugins to save captured screenshots to `.\AActdata\` on an SMB share. |
| Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| Malwareccf32 | ccf32 has copied files to a remote machine infected with Chinoxy or another backdoor. |
| Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| CampaignNight Dragon | During Night Dragon, threat actors copied files to company web servers and subsequently downloaded them. |
| CampaignSolarWinds Compromise | During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 staged data and files in password-protected archives on a victim's OWA server. |
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