{'created': '2017-05-31T21:30:30.260Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Data is encrypted before being exfiltrated in order to hide '
                'the information that is being exfiltrated from detection or '
                'to make the exfiltration less conspicuous upon inspection by '
                'a defender. The encryption is performed by a utility, '
                'programming library, or custom algorithm on the data itself '
                'and is considered separate from any encryption performed by '
                'the command and control or file transfer protocol. Common '
                'file archive formats that can encrypt files are RAR and zip.\n'
                '\n'
                'Other exfiltration techniques likely apply as well to '
                'transfer the information out of the network, such as '
                '[Exfiltration Over C2 '
                'Channel](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1041) and '
                '[Exfiltration Over Alternative '
                'Protocol](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1048)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1022',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1022'},
                         {'description': 'Zhang, H., Papadopoulos, C., & '
                                         'Massey, D. (2013, April). Detecting '
                                         'encrypted botnet traffic. Retrieved '
                                         'August 19, 2015.',
                          'source_name': 'Zhang 2013',
                          'url': 'http://www.netsec.colostate.edu/~zhang/DetectingEncryptedBotnetTraffic.pdf'},
                         {'description': 'Wikipedia. (2016, March 31). List of '
                                         'file signatures. Retrieved April 22, '
                                         '2016.',
                          'source_name': 'Wikipedia File Header Signatures',
                          'url': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--d54416bd-0803-41ca-870a-ce1af7c05638',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'exfiltration'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:27.757Z',
 'name': 'Data Encrypted',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': True,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'macOS', 'Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}