Data Staged: Local Data Staging

ID Name
ATAGS-T1178.001 Local Data Staging
ATAGS-T1178.002 Remote Data Staging

Threat Actors may stage collected data in a central location or directory on the local 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.

ID: ATAGS-T1178.001
Sub-technique of:  ATAGS-T1178
Tactic: Collection
Targeted Components: Software
Responsibility: Shared
Created: 18 April 2026
Last Modified: 18 April 2026

Mitigations

This type of attack technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features.