{'created': '2020-02-20T22:06:41.739Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': '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.\n'
                '\n'
                '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 also 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 are erased instead of individual '
                'files.\n'
                '\n'
                '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 '
                '[SMB/Windows Admin '
                'Shares](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002).(Citation: '
                'Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1561.001',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1561/001'},
                         {'description': 'Department of Justice. (2018, '
                                         'September 6). Criminal Complaint - '
                                         'United States of America v. PARK JIN '
                                         'HYOK. Retrieved March 29, 2019.',
                          'source_name': 'DOJ Lazarus Sony 2018',
                          'url': 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1092091/download'},
                         {'description': 'Novetta Threat Research Group. '
                                         '(2016, February 24). Operation '
                                         'Blockbuster: Destructive Malware '
                                         'Report. Retrieved November 17, 2024.',
                          'source_name': 'Novetta Blockbuster Destructive '
                                         'Malware',
                          'url': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200515/https:/operationblockbuster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Operation-Blockbuster-Destructive-Malware-Report.pdf'},
                         {'description': 'Novetta Threat Research Group. '
                                         '(2016, February 24). Operation '
                                         'Blockbuster: Unraveling the Long '
                                         'Thread of the Sony Attack. Retrieved '
                                         'February 25, 2016.',
                          'source_name': 'Novetta Blockbuster',
                          'url': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160226161828/https://www.operationblockbuster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Operation-Blockbuster-Report.pdf'},
                         {'description': 'Russinovich, M. & Garnier, T. (2017, '
                                         'May 22). Sysmon v6.20. Retrieved '
                                         'December 13, 2017.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft Sysmon v6 May 2017',
                          'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'impact'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:38.983Z',
 'name': 'Disk Content Wipe',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_impact_type': ['Availability'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'Network Devices', 'Windows', 'macOS'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}