AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-05-20

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

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

• 172.245.66.3 : AS36352 colocrossing : United States of America

• 209.99.191.199 : AS204472 amol kotkar trading as a k digital media : United States of America