S0697: HermeticWiper

S0697: HermeticWiper describes [HermeticWiper](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0697) is a data wiper that has been used since at least early 2022, primarily against Ukraine with additional activity observed in Latvia and Lithuania. Some sectors targeted include government, financial, defense, aviation, and IT services.(Citation: SentinelOne Hermetic Wiper February 2022)(Citation: Symantec Ukraine Wipers February 2022)(Citation: Crowdstrike DriveSlayer February 2022)(Citation: ESET Hermetic Wiper February 2022)(Citation: Qualys Hermetic Wiper ...

Executive priority

S0697: HermeticWiper is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.

Technical view

Security teams should validate S0697: HermeticWiper by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (Windows), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.

Likely telemetry

Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
Network, endpoint, and security-tool telemetry

Detection direction

Validate whether S0697: HermeticWiper appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.

Mitigation priorities

Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.

Additional notes and limits

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Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

HermeticWiper

HermeticWiper is a data wiper that has been used since at least early 2022, primarily against Ukraine with additional activity observed in Latvia and Lithuania. Some sectors targeted include government, financial, defense, aviation, and IT services.[1][2][3][4][5]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

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Domain	ID	Name	Relationship / procedure
Enterprise	T1053.005	Scheduled TaskSub-technique	HermeticWiper has the ability to use scheduled tasks for execution.[2]
Enterprise	T1685	Disable or Modify Tools	HermeticWiper has the ability to set the `HKLM:\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\CrashControl\CrashDumpEnabled` Registry key to `0` in order to disable crash dumps.[1][3][5]
Enterprise	T1134	Access Token Manipulation	HermeticWiper can use `AdjustTokenPrivileges` to grant itself privileges for debugging with `SeDebugPrivilege`, creating backups with `SeBackupPrivilege`, loading drivers with `SeLoadDriverPrivilege`, and shutting down a local system with `SeShutdownPrivilege`.[5][3]
Enterprise	T1484.001	Group Policy ModificationSub-technique	HermeticWiper has the ability to deploy through an infected system's default domain policy.CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022
Enterprise	T1485	Data Destruction	HermeticWiper can recursively wipe folders and files in `Windows`, `Program Files`, `Program Files(x86)`, `PerfLogs`, `Boot, System`, `Volume Information`, and `AppData` folders using `FSCTL_MOVE_FILE`. HermeticWiper can also overwrite symbolic links and big files in `My Documents` and on the Desktop with random bytes.CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022
Enterprise	T1553.002	Code SigningSub-technique	The HermeticWiper executable has been signed with a legitimate certificate issued to Hermetica Digital Ltd.[2][3][4][5]
Enterprise	T1112	Modify Registry	HermeticWiper has the ability to modify Registry keys to disable crash dumps, colors for compressed files, and pop-up information about folders and desktop items.[1][3][5]
Enterprise	T1070	Indicator Removal	HermeticWiper can disable pop-up information about folders and desktop items and delete Registry keys to hide malicious services.[3]CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022
Enterprise	T1083	File and Directory Discovery	HermeticWiper can enumerate common folders such as My Documents, Desktop, and AppData.[1][5]
Enterprise	T1561.002	Disk Structure WipeSub-technique	HermeticWiper has the ability to corrupt disk partitions, damage the Master Boot Record (MBR), and overwrite the Master File Table (MFT) of all available physical drives.[1][2][3][5]
Enterprise	T1490	Inhibit System Recovery	HermeticWiper can disable the VSS service on a compromised host using the service control manager.[3]CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022[5]
Enterprise	T1497.003	Time Based ChecksSub-technique	HermeticWiper has the ability to receive a command parameter to sleep prior to carrying out destructive actions on a targeted host.[3]
Enterprise	T1140	Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information	HermeticWiper can decompress and copy driver files using `LZCopy`.[3]
Enterprise	T1059.003	Windows Command ShellSub-technique	HermeticWiper can use `cmd.exe /Q/c move CSIDL_SYSTEM_DRIVE\temp\sys.tmp1 CSIDL_WINDOWS\policydefinitions\postgresql.exe 1> \\127.0.0.1\ADMIN$\_1636727589.6007507 2>&1` to deploy on an infected system.CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022
Enterprise	T1082	System Information Discovery	HermeticWiper can determine the OS version and bitness on a targeted host.[1][3]CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022[5]
Enterprise	T1106	Native API	HermeticWiper can call multiple Windows API functions used for privilege escalation, service execution, and to overwrite random bites of data.[1][3]CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022[5]
Enterprise	T1027.015	CompressionSub-technique	HermeticWiper can compress 32-bit and 64-bit driver files with the Lempel-Ziv algorithm.[2][3][5]
Enterprise	T1680	Local Storage Discovery	HermeticWiper can enumerate physical drives on a targeted host.[1][3]CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022[5]
Enterprise	T1036.005	Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationSub-technique	HermeticWiper has used the name `postgressql.exe` to mask a malicious payload.CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022
Enterprise	T1685.005	Clear Windows Event LogsSub-technique	HermeticWiper can overwrite the `C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs` file on a targeted system.CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022
Enterprise	T1543.003	Windows ServiceSub-technique	HermeticWiper can load drivers by creating a new service using the `CreateServiceW` API.[3]
Enterprise	T1070.004	File DeletionSub-technique	HermeticWiper has the ability to overwrite its own file with random bites.[3]CitationESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022
Enterprise	T1489	Service Stop	HermeticWiper has the ability to stop the Volume Shadow Copy service.[5]
Enterprise	T1561.001	Disk Content WipeSub-technique	HermeticWiper has the ability to corrupt disk partitions and obtain raw disk access to destroy data.[3][1]
Enterprise	T1569.002	Service ExecutionSub-technique	HermeticWiper can create system services to aid in executing the payload.[1][3][5]
Enterprise	T1529	System Shutdown/Reboot	HermeticWiper can initiate a system shutdown.[1][5]

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Change history

Object version and sync metadata

The fields below describe the current mirrored snapshot. When Glexia retains multiple ATT&CK source imports, you can open the table to compare the same object across releases (hashes and MITRE timestamps). For MITRE’s own release notes and roadmap, see ATT&CK resources — Updates.

ATT&CK release: 19.2
Object version: 1.2
Created: Mar 25, 2022, 18:30 UTC (UTC+00:00)
Modified: Oct 21, 2025, 23:23 UTC (UTC+00:00)
Raw hash: acc3b961fdbcea82...

Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)

Release	Bundle imported	Object version	Modified	Status	Raw hash
19.2	Aug 6, 2026, 02:58 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.2	Oct 21, 2025, 23:23 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Current bundle	`acc3b961fdbc…`
19.1	Jul 14, 2026, 09:14 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.2	Oct 21, 2025, 23:23 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Older bundle	`acc3b961fdbc…`

Raw source

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Source references

External references and citations

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[1]
SentinelOne Hermetic Wiper February 2022
Guerrero-Saade, J. (2022, February 23). HermeticWiper | New Destructive Malware Used In Cyber Attacks on Ukraine. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Open source URL
[2]
Symantec Ukraine Wipers February 2022
Symantec Threat Hunter Team. (2022, February 24). Ukraine: Disk-wiping Attacks Precede Russian Invasion. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Open source URL
[3]
Crowdstrike DriveSlayer February 2022
Thomas, W. et al. (2022, February 25). CrowdStrike Falcon Protects from New Wiper Malware Used in Ukraine Cyberattacks. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Open source URL
[4]
ESET Hermetic Wiper February 2022
ESET. (2022, February 24). HermeticWiper: New data wiping malware hits Ukraine. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Open source URL
[5]
Qualys Hermetic Wiper March 2022
Dani, M. (2022, March 1). Ukrainian Targets Hit by HermeticWiper, New Datawiper Malware. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Open source URL
[6]
CISA AA22-057A Destructive Malware February 2022
CISA. (2022, February 26). Destructive Malware Targeting Organizations in Ukraine. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Open source URL
[7]
Crowdstrike PartyTicket March 2022
Crowdstrike. (2022, March 1). Decryptable PartyTicket Ransomware Reportedly Targeting Ukrainian Entities. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
Open source URL
[8]
DriveSlayer
(Citation: Crowdstrike PartyTicket March 2022)(Citation: Crowdstrike DriveSlayer February 2022)
[9]
Trojan.Killdisk
(Citation: CISA AA22-057A Destructive Malware February 2022)(Citation: Symantec Ukraine Wipers February 2022)
[10]
mitre-attackS0697
Open source URL

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