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    Deletion of data on multiple drives using cipher exe

    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Azure Sentinel@AzureSentinel
    •updated Jun 17, 2025•0•15

    This query checks for attempts to delete data on multiple drives using cipher.exe. This activity is typically done by ransomware to prevent recovery of data after encryption.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    S1139 - INC RansomwareT1485 - Data DestructionTA0040 - ImpactS1205 - cipher.exeS1180 - BlackByte RansomwareS1181 - BlackByte 2.0 RansomwareT1485.001 - Lifecycle-Triggered DeletionT1486 - Data Encrypted for ImpactT1107 - File DeletionT1070.004 - File DeletionTA0005 - Defense EvasionData ExfiltrationData StagingData ArchivedFile DeletionCommand ExecutionProcess EventWindowsMicrosoft IisWindows Defender Atpkqltactic:Ransomware

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