AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-07-21

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: 5Germany: 2Singapore: 2France: 1United Kingdom: 1
The Netherlands545.5%
Germany218.2%
Singapore218.2%
France19.1%
United Kingdom19.1%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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