Remote Data Staging - T1074.002

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

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.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1074002["Remote Data Staging"] --> |modifies| NetworkResource["Network Resource"]; class T1074002 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class NetworkResource ArtifactNode; click NetworkResource href "/dao/artifact/d3f:NetworkResource";
        click T1074002 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1074.002/"; click NetworkResource href "/dao/artifact/d3f:NetworkResource";        T1074002["Remote Data Staging"] --> |reads| Resource["Resource"]; class T1074002 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class Resource ArtifactNode; click Resource href "/dao/artifact/d3f:Resource";
        click T1074002 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1074.002/"; click Resource href "/dao/artifact/d3f:Resource";      DecoyNetworkResource["Decoy Network Resource"] -->
          | spoofs | NetworkResource["Network Resource"];

          DecoyNetworkResource["Decoy Network Resource"] -.->
            | may-deceive | T1074002["Remote Data Staging"] ;
          class DecoyNetworkResource DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class NetworkResource ArtifactNode;
          click DecoyNetworkResource href "/technique/d3f:DecoyNetworkResource"; NetworkResourceAccessMediation["Network Resource Access Mediation"] -->
          | isolates | NetworkResource["Network Resource"];

          NetworkResourceAccessMediation["Network Resource Access Mediation"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1074002["Remote Data Staging"] ;
          class NetworkResourceAccessMediation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class NetworkResource ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkResourceAccessMediation href "/technique/d3f:NetworkResourceAccessMediation";

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