AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-07-13

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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: 4Indonesia: 1France: 1Taiwan: 1United States: 1
The Netherlands450.0%
Indonesia112.5%
France112.5%
Taiwan112.5%
United States112.5%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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