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T1485 Data Destruction

ImpactEnterprise

As of 2026-10-05, T1485 (Data Destruction) appears in 194 tracked threats, first reported 2022-04-07 and most recently 2026-10-03, with linked actors including TeamPCP, Sandworm, Static Tundra; it most often appears alongside T1059 (Command and Scripting Interpreter).

Tracked threats
194100 critical, 65 high, 19 medium, 4 low
First seen
2022-04-07
Last seen
2026-10-03
Threat actors
68In the threats using it
Detection rules
221Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1485 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 61 reports, and 193 of the 194 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1485 Data Destruction is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Impact tactic in the Enterprise matrix. Threadlinqs maps 194 of 2623 tracked threats (7.4%) to it; by severity that is 100 critical, 65 high, 19 medium, 4 low.

Threats that use T1485 most often also use T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter (113 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (107 threats), T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application (99 threats), T1078 Valid Accounts (92 threats), T1082 System Information Discovery (91 threats). These are the techniques an intrusion set tends to chain with it, so they are the natural next places to look when it is observed.

68 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1485; the most frequent are TeamPCP (18), Sandworm (7), Static Tundra (7), Void Manticore (6), Handala Hack (5).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 3 mitigations for T1485.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1485, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Cloud Storage — Cloud Storage Deletion, Cloud Storage Modification
  • Command — Command Execution
  • File — File Deletion, File Modification
  • Image — Image Deletion
  • Instance — Instance Deletion
  • Process — Process Creation
  • Snapshot — Snapshot Deletion
  • Volume — Volume Deletion

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 194 tracked threats that use T1485.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 221 detection rules mapped to T1485 (SPL 67, KQL 53, Sigma 101). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

221 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma) · Blue and above. Compare plans

Sub-techniques

  • T1485.001 Lifecycle-Triggered Deletion — 0 tracked threats