Data Staged: Remote Data Staging

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

Threat Actors 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.

ID: ATAGS-T1178.002
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.