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MITRE ATT&CK® Technique

T1561.001: Disk Content Wipe

Adversaries may erase the contents of storage devices on specific systems or in large numbers 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.[1][2][3] 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.[2] Adversaries have also been observed leveraging third-party drivers like RawDisk to directly access disk content.[1][2] This behavior is distinct from Data Destruction because sections of the disk are 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, OS Credential Dumping, and SMB/Windows Admin Shares.[2]

EnterpriseT1561.001Sub-techniqueObject v1.2Modified
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Security context for executives and security teams

Automation confidenceMedium

Disk Content Wipe is a destructive impact behavior where an adversary overwrites arbitrary portions of storage so systems, servers, or network devices may become unavailable and data may not be recoverable through normal storage interfaces. For leaders, the key issue is not only malware detection; it is whether the organization can contain destructive activity quickly, preserve identity and lateral movement evidence, and restore critical operations from backups that were not reachable during the incident.

Executive priority

Treat this as an operational resilience and incident readiness problem. ATT&CK maps this sub-technique across Windows, Linux, macOS, and network devices, and relates it to wiper and ransomware tooling as well as propagation patterns that may use valid accounts, credential dumping, and SMB/Windows Admin Shares. Executives should ask whether backup isolation, restoration testing, privileged access controls, and crisis decision processes are strong enough for a destructive event affecting many systems at once.

Technical view

SOC and IR teams should validate visibility for direct disk access, unusual overwrite behavior, suspicious driver loading, and destructive activity on endpoints and network devices. ATT&CK does not provide official detection text for this object, but it does relate DET0316 as a detection strategy and M1053 Data Backup as mitigation. Detection engineering should correlate low-level disk modification signals with process ancestry, new or unusual drivers such as RawDisk-like behavior where applicable, privileged account use, credential access indicators, and lateral movement over administrative shares. IR playbooks should prioritize rapid scoping, isolation, credential containment, and backup integrity checks before restoration.

Likely telemetry

  • Endpoint process creation and command-line telemetry on Windows, Linux, and macOS
  • Kernel or driver load events, especially drivers capable of raw disk access on Windows
  • File, disk, block device, or raw storage write activity where available from EDR, OS audit, or host sensors
  • Authentication logs for valid account use, especially privileged or unusual logons
  • Credential access alerts or evidence relevant to OS Credential Dumping context

Detection direction

  • Because official ATT&CK detection text is not provided, start by operationalizing DET0316 and validating whether current tools can observe direct disk access and overwrite behavior rather than only file deletion.
  • Tune detections to distinguish legitimate disk administration, imaging, encryption, backup, and maintenance tools from unusual raw disk modification, unexpected driver use, or destructive execution on non-administrative hosts.
  • Correlate destructive disk activity with identity signals: valid account use, abnormal privileged logons, credential dumping indicators, and administrative share access may indicate network-wide impact preparation.
  • Include non-Windows coverage. ATT&CK lists Linux, macOS, and network devices in scope; endpoint-only Windows detections may leave major blind spots.
  • Review ransomware and wiper-related detections in the context of mapped software such as RawDisk, StoneDrill, MegaCortex, WhisperGate, HermeticWiper, VPNFilter, BlackCat, AcidRain, Apostle, DEADWOOD, AcidPour, and cipher.exe, without assuming those specific tools are present locally.

Mitigation priorities

  • Prioritize M1053 Data Backup: maintain regular backups for critical servers and end-user systems, harden backup infrastructure, isolate backup storage from the corporate network, and test restoration under destructive-incident assumptions.
  • Reduce blast radius through privileged access governance, strong controls over administrative shares and remote administration paths, and monitoring of valid account use.
  • Limit or closely control tools and drivers capable of direct disk modification, especially on systems where such access is not operationally required.
  • Prepare IR procedures for rapid host isolation, credential reset decisions, preservation of volatile evidence, and coordinated recovery sequencing.
  • Include network devices in resilience planning where business operations depend on routers, modems, or other infrastructure that may not be covered by standard endpoint controls.
Additional notes and limits

This object is a sub-technique of T1561 Disk Wipe and is distinct from file-level Data Destruction because it focuses on overwriting disk content or arbitrary disk regions. Relationship context shows use by several groups, campaigns, and software families, but those mappings should be treated as ATT&CK context rather than evidence of activity in any specific environment. The strongest defensive value is validating whether destructive raw disk behavior, identity misuse, propagation paths, and backup recoverability are covered together.

The official ATT&CK detection field for this technique is not provided, so detection recommendations are derived from the object description, platforms, tactics, external references, and supplied relationships. Local operating system configuration, EDR capability, network device logging, and backup architecture will determine actual coverage. This take does not assert active exploitation, customer exposure, attribution, or guaranteed detection.

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

Disk Content Wipe

Adversaries may erase the contents of storage devices on specific systems or in large numbers 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.[1][2][3] 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.[2] Adversaries have also been observed leveraging third-party drivers like RawDisk to directly access disk content.[1][2] This behavior is distinct from Data Destruction because sections of the disk are 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, OS Credential Dumping, and SMB/Windows Admin Shares.[2]

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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

Related techniques

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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DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1488Disk Content WipeDisk Content Wipe revoked by this object.
EnterpriseT1561Disk WipeThis object subtechnique of Disk Wipe.
Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

GroupEnterprise

G1055: VOID MANTICORE

VOID MANTICORE is a threat group assessed to operate on behalf of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).[1] Active since at least mid-2022, VOID MANTICORE has targeted government entities, critical infrastructure, and private sector organizations across Albania, Israel, and the United States.[1][2] VOID MANTICORE conducts destructive cyber operations, combining wiper attacks with hack-and-leak campaigns. The group has operated under multiple public-facing personas, including HomeLand Justice in operations against Albania, Karma and Karma Below in campaigns targeting Israeli organizations, and Handala Hack, its current primary persona, which has claimed activity against Israeli and U.S. entities, including a March 2026 attack against Stryker Corporation.[1][3] VOID MANTICORE has been observed collaborating with Scarred Manticore, which has been linked to initial access operations preceding VOID MANTICORE’s activity.[4]

GroupEnterprise

G0032: Lazarus Group

Lazarus Group is a North Korean state-sponsored cyber threat group attributed to the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB). [1] [2] Lazarus Group has been active since at least 2009 and is reportedly responsible for the November 2014 destructive wiper attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, identified by Novetta as part of Operation Blockbuster. Malware used by Lazarus Group correlates to other reported campaigns, including Operation Flame, Operation 1Mission, Operation Troy, DarkSeoul, and Ten Days of Rain.[3]

North Korea’s cyber operations have shown a consistent pattern of adaptation, forming and reorganizing units as national priorities shift. These units frequently share personnel, infrastructure, malware, and tradecraft, making it difficult to attribute specific operations with high confidence. Public reporting often uses “Lazarus Group” as an umbrella term for multiple North Korean cyber operators conducting espionage, destructive attacks, and financially motivated campaigns.[4][5][6]

GroupEnterprise

G0047: Gamaredon Group

Gamaredon Group is a suspected Russian cyber espionage group that has targeted military, law enforcement, judiciary, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations in Ukraine since at least 2013. The name Gamaredon Group derives from a misspelling of the word "Armageddon," found in early campaigns.[1][2][3][4][5]

In November 2021, the Ukrainian government publicly attributed Gamaredon Group to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 18, an assessment later supported by multiple independent cybersecurity researchers. [6][5]

ToolEnterprise

S1205: cipher.exe

cipher.exe is a native Microsoft utility that manages encryption of directories and files on NTFS (New Technology File System) partitions by using the Encrypting File System (EFS).[1]

Windows
MalwareEnterprise

S1134: DEADWOOD

DEADWOOD is wiper malware written in C++ using Boost libraries. DEADWOOD was first observed in an unattributed wiping event in Saudi Arabia in 2019, and has since been incorporated into Agrius operations.[1]

Windows
MalwareEnterprise

S1125: AcidRain

AcidRain is an ELF binary targeting modems and routers using MIPS architecture.[1] AcidRain is associated with the ViaSat KA-SAT communication outage that took place during the initial phases of the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Analysis indicates overlap with another network device-targeting malware, VPNFilter, associated with Sandworm Team.[1] US and European government sources linked AcidRain to Russian government entities, while Ukrainian government sources linked AcidRain specifically to Sandworm Team.[2][3]

Network DevicesLinux
MalwareEnterprise

S0689: WhisperGate

WhisperGate is a multi-stage wiper designed to look like ransomware that has been used against multiple government, non-profit, and information technology organizations in Ukraine since at least January 2022.[1][2][3]

Windows
ToolEnterprise

S0364: RawDisk

RawDisk is a legitimate commercial driver from the EldoS Corporation that is used for interacting with files, disks, and partitions. The driver allows for direct modification of data on a local computer's hard drive. In some cases, the tool can enact these raw disk modifications from user-mode processes, circumventing Windows operating system security features.[1][2]

Windows
MalwareEnterprise

S1167: AcidPour

AcidPour is a variant of AcidRain designed to impact a wider range of x86 architecture Linux devices. AcidPour is an x86 ELF binary that expands on the targeted devices and locations in AcidRain by including items such as Unsorted Block Image (UBI), Deice Mapper (DM), and various flash memory references. Based on this expanded targeting, AcidPour can impact a variety of device types including IoT, networking, and ICS embedded device types.[1] AcidPour is a wiping payload associated with the Sandworm Team threat actor, and potentially linked to attacks against Ukrainian internet service providers (ISPs) in 2023.[2]

Linux
MalwareEnterprise

S1133: Apostle

Apostle is malware that has functioned as both a wiper and, in more recent versions, as ransomware. Apostle is written in .NET and shares various programming and functional overlaps with IPsec Helper.[1]

Windows
MalwareEnterprise

S1010: VPNFilter

VPNFilter is a multi-stage, modular platform with versatile capabilities to support both intelligence-collection and destructive cyber attack operations. VPNFilter modules such as its packet sniffer ('ps') can collect traffic that passes through an infected device, allowing the theft of website credentials and monitoring of Modbus SCADA protocols. [1] [2] VPNFilter was assessed to be replaced by Sandworm Team with Cyclops Blink starting in 2019.[3]

Network DevicesLinux
MalwareEnterprise

S0697: 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]

Windows
MalwareEnterprise

S1068: BlackCat

BlackCat is ransomware written in Rust that has been offered via the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. First observed November 2021, BlackCat has been used to target multiple sectors and organizations in various countries and regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.[1][2][3]

LinuxWindows
CampaignEnterprise

C0051: APT28 Nearest Neighbor Campaign

APT28 Nearest Neighbor Campaign was conducted by APT28 from early February 2022 to November 2024 against organizations and individuals with expertise on Ukraine. APT28 primarily leveraged living-off-the-land techniques, while leveraging the zero-day exploitation of CVE-2022-38028. Notably, APT28 leveraged Wi-Fi networks in close proximity to the intended target to gain initial access to the victim environment. By daisy-chaining multiple compromised organizations nearby the intended target, APT28 discovered dual-homed systems (with both a wired and wireless network connection) to enable Wi-Fi and use compromised credentials to connect to the victim network.[1]

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Source references

External references and citations

MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.

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    DOJ/FBI. (2026, March 19). Case 1:26-mj-00683-CDA: Affidavit in Support of Seizure Warrant: In the Matter of the Seizure of Domain Names Justicehomeland[.]org; karmabelow80[.]org; handala-hack[.]to; and handala-redwatned[.]to. Retrieved April 20, 2026.

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    Koessel, Sean. Adair, Steven. Lancaster, Tom. (2024, November 22). The Nearest Neighbor Attack: How A Russian APT Weaponized Nearby Wi-Fi Networks for Covert Access. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

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    Amitai Ben & Shushan Ehrlich. (2021, May). From Wiper to Ransomware: The Evolution of Agrius. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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    Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and Max van Amerongen, SentinelOne. (2022, March 31). AcidRain | A Modem Wiper Rains Down on Europe. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

    Open source URL
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    Crowdstrike. (2022, January 19). Technical Analysis of the WhisperGate Malicious Bootloader. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Open source URL
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    S2W. (2022, January 18). Analysis of Destructive Malware (WhisperGate) targeting Ukraine. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Del Fierro, C. Kessem, L.. (2020, January 8). From Mega to Giga: Cross-Version Comparison of Top MegaCortex Modifications. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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    Open source URL
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    CERT-EE. (2021, January 27). Gamaredon Infection: From Dropper to Entry. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade & Tom Hegel. (2024, March 21). AcidPour | New Embedded Wiper Variant of AcidRain Appears in Ukraine. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

    Open source URL
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    Tung, Liam. (2018, May 29). FBI to all router users: Reboot now to neuter Russia's VPNFilter malware. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

    Open source URL
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    Security Response attack Investigation Team. (2019, March 27). Elfin: Relentless Espionage Group Targets Multiple Organizations in Saudi Arabia and U.S.. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

    Open source URL
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    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
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    Guerrero-Saade, J. (2022, February 23). HermeticWiper | New Destructive Malware Used In Cyber Attacks on Ukraine. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence. (2022, June 13). The many lives of BlackCat ransomware. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Brandt, Andrew. (2022, July 14). BlackCat ransomware attacks not merely a byproduct of bad luck. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    McGraw, T. (2024, December 4). Black Basta Ransomware Campaign Drops Zbot, DarkGate, and Custom Malware. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

    Open source URL
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    Department of Justice. (2018, September 6). Criminal Complaint - United States of America v. PARK JIN HYOK. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

    Open source URL
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    DOJ Lazarus Sony 2018

    Department of Justice. (2018, September 6). Criminal Complaint - United States of America v. PARK JIN HYOK. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

    Open source URL
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    Open source URL
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    Novetta Threat Research Group. (2016, February 24). Operation Blockbuster: Unraveling the Long Thread of the Sony Attack. Retrieved February 25, 2016.

    Open source URL
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    Novetta Threat Research Group. (2016, February 24). Operation Blockbuster: Unraveling the Long Thread of the Sony Attack. Retrieved February 25, 2016.

    Open source URL
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    Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware

    Novetta Threat Research Group. (2016, February 24). Operation Blockbuster: Destructive Malware Report. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

    Open source URL
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    DOJ FBI Handala Hack March 2026

    DOJ/FBI. (2026, March 19). Case 1:26-mj-00683-CDA: Affidavit in Support of Seizure Warrant: In the Matter of the Seizure of Domain Names Justicehomeland[.]org; karmabelow80[.]org; handala-hack[.]to; and handala-redwatned[.]to. Retrieved April 20, 2026.

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    David Ketler. (2026, March 30). Stryker Cyber-Attack: What we Know so Far About the Remote Wipe Attack. Retrieved April 20, 2026.

    Open source URL
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    Nearest Neighbor Volexity

    Koessel, Sean. Adair, Steven. Lancaster, Tom. (2024, November 22). The Nearest Neighbor Attack: How A Russian APT Weaponized Nearby Wi-Fi Networks for Covert Access. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

    Open source URL
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    Amitai Ben & Shushan Ehrlich. (2021, May). From Wiper to Ransomware: The Evolution of Agrius. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

    Open source URL
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    AcidRain JAGS 2022

    Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and Max van Amerongen, SentinelOne. (2022, March 31). AcidRain | A Modem Wiper Rains Down on Europe. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

    Open source URL
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    Cisco Ukraine Wipers January 2022

    Biasini, N. et al.. (2022, January 21). Ukraine Campaign Delivers Defacement and Wipers, in Continued Escalation. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Crowdstrike. (2022, January 19). Technical Analysis of the WhisperGate Malicious Bootloader. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Medium S2W WhisperGate January 2022

    S2W. (2022, January 18). Analysis of Destructive Malware (WhisperGate) targeting Ukraine. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Novetta Threat Research Group. (2016, February 24). Operation Blockbuster: Destructive Malware Report. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

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    Koessel, Sean. Adair, Steven. Lancaster, Tom. (2024, November 22). The Nearest Neighbor Attack: How A Russian APT Weaponized Nearby Wi-Fi Networks for Covert Access. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

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    Nearest Neighbor Volexity

    Koessel, Sean. Adair, Steven. Lancaster, Tom. (2024, November 22). The Nearest Neighbor Attack: How A Russian APT Weaponized Nearby Wi-Fi Networks for Covert Access. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

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    Open source URL
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    Crowdstrike DriveSlayer February 2022

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    Brandt, Andrew. (2022, July 14). BlackCat ransomware attacks not merely a byproduct of bad luck. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

    Open source URL
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