// MITRE ATT&CK
T1485 · Data Destruction
Adversaries may destroy data and files on specific systems or in large numbers on a network to interrupt availability to systems, services, and network resources. Data destruction is likely to render stored data irrecoverable by forensic techniques through overwriting files or data on local and remo...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Data Destruction starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
Sub-techniques (1)
Related techniques
T1561.002
Disk Structure Wipe T1498.001
Direct Network Flood T1491.002
External Defacement T1499.001
OS Exhaustion Flood T1485.001
Lifecycle-Triggered Deletion T1496.003
SMS Pumping T1499.003
Application Exhaustion Flood T1561
Disk Wipe
Disk Structure Wipe T1498.001
Direct Network Flood T1491.002
External Defacement T1499.001
OS Exhaustion Flood T1485.001
Lifecycle-Triggered Deletion T1496.003
SMS Pumping T1499.003
Application Exhaustion Flood T1561
Disk Wipe
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