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HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a)

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.(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 March 2022)

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HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Disable or Modify Tools - T1685 (bbde9781-60aa-4b8a-a911-895b0c1b3872) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 1
Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Disk Content Wipe - T1561.001 (fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Access Token Manipulation - T1134 (dcaa092b-7de9-4a21-977f-7fcb77e89c48) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Time Based Checks - T1497.003 (4bed873f-0b7d-41d4-b93a-b6905d1f90b0) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Clear Windows Event Logs - T1685.005 (75b9a4d2-d4e2-4ca1-9aab-1badd9e05fd0) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Disk Structure Wipe - T1561.002 (0af0ca99-357d-4ba1-805f-674fdfb7bef9) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Inhibit System Recovery - T1490 (f5d8eed6-48a9-4cdf-a3d7-d1ffa99c3d2a) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware System Shutdown/Reboot - T1529 (ff73aa03-0090-4464-83ac-f89e233c02bc) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern 1
Group Policy Modification - T1484.001 (5d2be8b9-d24c-4e98-83bf-2f5f79477163) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Data Destruction - T1485 (d45a3d09-b3cf-48f4-9f0f-f521ee5cb05c) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 1
Local Storage Discovery - T1680 (f2514ae4-4e9b-4f26-a5ba-c4ae85fe93c3) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Service Stop - T1489 (20fb2507-d71c-455d-9b6d-6104461cf26b) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 2
Disk Wipe - T1561 (1988cc35-ced8-4dad-b2d1-7628488fa967) Attack Pattern Disk Content Wipe - T1561.001 (fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac) Attack Pattern 2
Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern System Services - T1569 (d157f9d2-d09a-4efa-bb2a-64963f94e253) Attack Pattern 2
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern 2
Time Based Checks - T1497.003 (4bed873f-0b7d-41d4-b93a-b6905d1f90b0) Attack Pattern Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern 2
Clear Windows Event Logs - T1685.005 (75b9a4d2-d4e2-4ca1-9aab-1badd9e05fd0) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1685 (bbde9781-60aa-4b8a-a911-895b0c1b3872) Attack Pattern 2
Disk Structure Wipe - T1561.002 (0af0ca99-357d-4ba1-805f-674fdfb7bef9) Attack Pattern Disk Wipe - T1561 (1988cc35-ced8-4dad-b2d1-7628488fa967) Attack Pattern 2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern 2
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Subvert Trust Controls - T1553 (b83e166d-13d7-4b52-8677-dff90c548fd7) Attack Pattern Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082) Attack Pattern 2
Group Policy Modification - T1484.001 (5d2be8b9-d24c-4e98-83bf-2f5f79477163) Attack Pattern Domain or Tenant Policy Modification - T1484 (ebb42bbe-62d7-47d7-a55f-3b08b61d792d) Attack Pattern 2
Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9) Attack Pattern Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 2