Data exfiltration

What Data exfiltration means

A model can facilitate it through tools, outputs, encoded text, or attacker-controlled destinations.

Related terms in Security and privacy

Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.

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Questions about Data exfiltration

What is Data exfiltration?

Unauthorized transfer of secrets or sensitive information from a system.

Which area of the glossary does Data exfiltration belong to?

Security and privacy: Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.

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