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AN0386 Analytic 0386
macOS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Abnormal invocation of diskutil, asr, or low-level APIs (IOKit) to erase/partition drives. Correlate process execution with unified log entries showing destructive disk operations.</p>
- Detects
- T1561 Disk Wipe
- Part of
- DET0137 Detection Strategy for Disk Wipe via Direct Disk Access and Destructive Commands
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| macos:unifiedlog | diskutil eraseDisk / asr restore with destructive flags | DC0064 Command Execution |
| macos:unifiedlog | IOKit disk write calls targeting raw devices | DC0046 Drive Modification |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
AdminToolWhitelist | System administrators may legitimately use diskutil/asr for provisioning — whitelist by user or context. |