AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-05-14
Last Updated: 12:00 UTC
Direct requests for /.aws/credentials — the AWS CLI credential store. Long-term AWS access keys in this file grant full programmatic access to the associated AWS account. Widely targeted in automated cloud credential harvesting campaigns.
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactic: Credential Access (TA0006)
Technique: T1552.005 — Cloud Instance Metadata API
Observed URIs
Attackers by Country
| Netherlands | 3 | 33.3% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2 | 22.2% |
| Germany | 2 | 22.2% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 11.1% |
| United States of America | 1 | 11.1% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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185.177.72.205 : ASNone : Congleton
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185.213.174.48 : AS41608 nextgenwebs s.l. : Dronten
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2.24.96.158 : AS12576 ee limited : Coventry
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45.135.193.156 : AS213030 skylink data center bv : Germany
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45.135.193.157 : AS213030 skylink data center bv : Germany
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5.255.101.91 : AS60404 the infrastructure group b.v. : Netherlands
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5.255.110.56 : AS60404 the infrastructure group b.v. : Netherlands
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96.62.228.101 : AS35908 krypt technologies : United States of America