Can Malware Trash Disk?

I am putting together a backup strategy and looking at the possible threats.
It once used to be said that a virus could trash a HD, damage the mbr, etc.
In which case I would need to reformat.
However, I have not heard of a virus doing this for some years. Do I not
now need to be concerned about this threat?

thanks Davy


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