AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-07-12
Jul 12, 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
| The Netherlands | 5 | 55.6% |
| France | 2 | 22.2% |
| United States | 1 | 11.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11.1% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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104.28.211.190 : AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. : Paris
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104.28.217.137 : AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. : Utrecht
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185.177.72.23 : AS211590 Bucklog SARL : France
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34.34.103.195 : AS396982 Google LLC : Groningen
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45.148.10.62 : AS48090 Techoff Srv Limited : Amsterdam
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45.148.10.67 : AS48090 Techoff Srv Limited : Amsterdam
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45.153.34.43 : AS197170 TechTies Inc. : Amsterdam
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46.37.124.55 : AS203363 Kuroit Limited : Redditch