MBCProject-mbc-markdown/impact/disk-structure-wipe.md

ID	T1487
Objective(s)	Impact
Related ATT&CK Technique(s)	Disk Structure Wipe

Disk Structure Wipe

Disk data structures are corrupted or wiped, making the system unable to boot.

see ATT&CK: Disk Structure Wipe.

Malware Examples

Name	Date	Description
Shamoon	2012	Originally seen in 2012, a 2018 variant includes a component that erases files and then wipes the master boot record, preventing file recovery. [1]

References

[1] http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/disk-wiping-shamoon-malware-resurfaces-with-file-erasing-malware-in-tow/d/d-id/1333509