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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)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Indicator Blocking - T1562.006 (74d2a63f-3c7b-4852-92da-02d8fbab16da) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 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 File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 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 System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) 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
Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Disk Structure Wipe - T1561.002 (0af0ca99-357d-4ba1-805f-674fdfb7bef9) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 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 Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) 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 Data Destruction - T1485 (d45a3d09-b3cf-48f4-9f0f-f521ee5cb05c) Attack Pattern 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 Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) 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
Service Stop - T1489 (20fb2507-d71c-455d-9b6d-6104461cf26b) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Group Policy Modification - T1484.001 (5d2be8b9-d24c-4e98-83bf-2f5f79477163) 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
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 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 Local Storage Discovery - T1680 (f2514ae4-4e9b-4f26-a5ba-c4ae85fe93c3) 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 Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 1
Indicator Blocking - T1562.006 (74d2a63f-3c7b-4852-92da-02d8fbab16da) Attack Pattern Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) 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
Disk Wipe - T1561 (1988cc35-ced8-4dad-b2d1-7628488fa967) Attack Pattern Disk Content Wipe - T1561.001 (fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac) Attack Pattern 2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern Time Based Checks - T1497.003 (4bed873f-0b7d-41d4-b93a-b6905d1f90b0) Attack Pattern 2
Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082) Attack Pattern Subvert Trust Controls - T1553 (b83e166d-13d7-4b52-8677-dff90c548fd7) 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
Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 2
Domain or Tenant Policy Modification - T1484 (ebb42bbe-62d7-47d7-a55f-3b08b61d792d) Attack Pattern Group Policy Modification - T1484.001 (5d2be8b9-d24c-4e98-83bf-2f5f79477163) Attack Pattern 2
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) 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
Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 2