Yep - and in modern times, that wiping is usually a prelude to actual physical destruction to ensure no chances are taken - the days of declassifying hard drives for re-use are long gone.
I wish the "reporters" would also do some homework - there is no classification above Top Secret.
No need to spend time wiping drives when drives are so cheap these days.
Might as well remove them, shred them in a metal shredder and boil them down to dust.
Which is exactly what they did. No doubt.