AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-07-20

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: 5United States: 4United Kingdom: 2France: 1Australia: 1
The Netherlands538.5%
United States430.8%
United Kingdom215.4%
France17.7%
Australia17.7%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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