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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
Indicator Blocking - T1562.006 (74d2a63f-3c7b-4852-92da-02d8fbab16da) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) 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
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Access Token Manipulation - T1134 (dcaa092b-7de9-4a21-977f-7fcb77e89c48) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 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 System Shutdown/Reboot - T1529 (ff73aa03-0090-4464-83ac-f89e233c02bc) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082) Attack Pattern 1
Disk Structure Wipe - T1561.002 (0af0ca99-357d-4ba1-805f-674fdfb7bef9) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
Data Destruction - T1485 (d45a3d09-b3cf-48f4-9f0f-f521ee5cb05c) 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 Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern 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
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 1
HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 1
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 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 Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern 1
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern HermeticWiper - S0697 (a0ab8a96-40c9-4483-8a54-3fafa6d6007a) Malware 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
Subvert Trust Controls - T1553 (b83e166d-13d7-4b52-8677-dff90c548fd7) Attack Pattern Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082) 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 - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9) 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
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern 2