Archive Collected Data

Archive Collected Data (T1560)

Don't send 1000 files. Send 1 zip.

1. Compression formats

  • Method: ZIP, 7z, Tar, RAR.
  • Tools:
    • 7za.exe (Common, requires dropping binary).
    • Compress-Archive (PowerShell, native).
    • tar -czvf (Linux).

2. Encryption (DLP Evasion)

Data Loss Prevention tools scan for credit card numbers. If you ZIP it with a password, they can't see inside.

  • Command:
    7za.exe a -p"Malware123!" confidential_data.7z C:\Users\CEO\Documents
    

3. Segmentation

Splitting large archives to avoid "Large File Upload" alerts.

  • Command: split -b 50M data.tar.gz part_