// MITRE ATT&CK
T1561 · Disk Wipe
Adversaries may wipe or corrupt raw disk data on specific systems or in large numbers in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources. With direct write access to a disk, adversaries may attempt to overwrite portions of disk data. Adversaries may opt to wipe arbitrary portions...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Disk Wipe 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 (2)
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 T1565.001
Stored Data Manipulation
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 T1565.001
Stored Data Manipulation
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