AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-07-08
Jul 08, 2026
Exploitation
Last Updated: 00:00 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
| United States | 3 | 37.5% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 25.0% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 12.5% |
| Germany | 1 | 12.5% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 12.5% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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145.241.230.205 : AS31898 Oracle Corporation : Slough
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162.141.167.71 : AS19318 Interserver, Inc : United States
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178.104.181.169 : AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH : Germany
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34.34.103.195 : AS396982 Google LLC : Groningen
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35.192.135.110 : AS396982 Google LLC : Council Bluffs
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45.153.34.16 : AS197170 TechTies Inc. : Amsterdam
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45.88.138.44 : AS213737 Ayosoft Ltd : Ukraine
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68.64.180.165 : AS139659 LUCIDACLOUD LIMITED : United States