Archive Collected Data

ID: T1560
Tactics: TA0009 Collection
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
Data sources: Process Creation, File Creation, Module Load, Command Execution
Source: attack.mitre.org
MITRE last modified: 12 May 2026

An adversary may compress and/or encrypt data that is collected prior to exfiltration. Compressing the data can help to obfuscate the collected data and minimize the amount of data sent over the network.^[1] Encryption can be used to hide information that is being exfiltrated from detection or make exfiltration less conspicuous upon inspection by a defender.

Both compression and encryption are done prior to exfiltration, and can be performed using a utility, 3rd party library, or custom method.

Sub-techniques (3)

Detection

DET0526 Detect Archiving and Encryption of Collected Data (T1560)
Data components: Process Creation, File Creation, Module Load, Command Execution

Mitigations (1)

M1047 Audit: System scans can be performed to identify unauthorized archival utilities.

Groups (13)

Software (44)

References

DOJ GRU Indictment Jul 2018