AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-05-19

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: 1United States of America: 1
Netherlands150.0%
United States of America150.0%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

  • 5.255.113.213 : AS60404 the infrastructure group b.v. : Netherlands

  • 96.62.228.113 : AS35908 krypt technologies : United States of America

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