Common Information
Type Value
Value
Disk Content Wipe - T1488
Category Attack-Pattern
Type Mitre-Attack-Pattern
Misp Type Cluster
Description Adversaries may erase the contents of storage devices on specific systems as well as large numbers of systems in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources. Adversaries may partially or completely overwrite the contents of a storage device rendering the data irrecoverable through the storage interface.(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster)(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware)(Citation: DOJ Lazarus Sony 2018) Instead of wiping specific disk structures or files, adversaries with destructive intent may wipe arbitrary portions of disk content. To wipe disk content, adversaries may acquire direct access to the hard drive in order to overwrite arbitrarily sized portions of disk with random data.(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware) Adversaries have been observed leveraging third-party drivers like [RawDisk](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0364) to directly access disk content.(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster)(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware) This behavior is distinct from [Data Destruction](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1485) because sections of the disk erased instead of individual files. To maximize impact on the target organization in operations where network-wide availability interruption is the goal, malware used for wiping disk content may have worm-like features to propagate across a network by leveraging additional techniques like [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078), [OS Credential Dumping](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003), and [Windows Admin Shares](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1077).(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware)
Details Published Attributes CTI Title
Details Website 2023-10-23 273 Red Team Tools
Details Website 2023-03-02 199 Russia/Ukraine Update - February 2023
Details Website 2022-12-20 133 Russia/Ukraine Update - December 2022
Details Website 2022-12-07 39 Fantasy – a new Agrius wiper deployed through a supply-chain attack
Details Website 2022-11-29 132 Russia/Ukraine Update - November 2022
Details Website 2022-07-26 60 Mandiant Red Team Emulates FIN11 Tactics To Control Operational Technology Servers | Mandiant
Details Website 2022-04-28 84 An Overview of the Increasing Wiper Malware Threat | FortiGuard Labs 
Details Website 2022-03-01 65 IsaacWiper and HermeticWizard: New wiper and worm targeting Ukraine | WeLiveSecurity