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From there, attackers can monitor locations and listen to nearby audio in real time and exfiltrate photos and videos. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Snapdragon chip flaws put >1 billion Android phones at risk of data theft," 8 Aug. 2020

CallStranger can also be used to exfiltrate data inside networks even when they’re protected by data loss prevention tools that are designed to prevent such attacks. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "UPnP flaw exposes millions of network devices to attacks over the Internet," 11 June 2020

Once inside the network, officials said, the hackers were able to download and exfiltrate data from Equifax to computers outside the United States. Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News, "US charges 4 members of Chinese military in enormous 2017 Equifax data breach," 10 Feb. 2020

The company will also pay $500,000 for exploits that exfiltrate data out of a Pixel or bypass its lock screen. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Google will pay $1.5 million for the most severe Android exploits," 21 Nov. 2019

And then it was complicated from there because the U.S. forces had to clear the tunnel, obtain DNA and exfiltrate the force. NBC News, "Meet the Press - October 27, 2019," 27 Oct. 2019

The New Jersey man created a programming script designed to exfiltrate data. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Man planted keyloggers in companies’ networks and stole their data," 24 Oct. 2019

The departing Americans did manage to exfiltrate some of the most notorious IS prisoners being held in north-eastern Syria. The Economist, "Another fine mess Donald Trump triggers a Turkish invasion and trashes the national interest," 17 Oct. 2019

The Times also notes that the CIA had tried to exfiltrate the informant in late 2016 – for reasons that had nothing to do with Trump’s handling of classified info, since Trump was not yet in office. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "CNN: Everything but the News," 17 Sep. 2019

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