AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-07-21
Last Updated: 12:00 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 Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3 | 30.0% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 30.0% |
| United States of America | 2 | 20.0% |
| Singapore | 1 | 10.0% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 10.0% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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185.177.72.53 : ASNone : Congleton
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216.144.249.201 : AS46475 limestone networks inc. : United States of America
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34.21.245.24 : ASNone : United States of America
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35.240.204.197 : AS396982 google : Singapore
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45.148.10.120 : unknown : unknown
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45.148.10.244 : AS48090 pptechnology limited : Amsterdam
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45.148.10.62 : AS48090 pptechnology limited : Amsterdam
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5.255.124.164 : AS60404 the infrastructure group b.v. : Netherlands
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82.39.206.154 : AS5089 virgin media limited : Macclesfield
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82.39.212.238 : AS5089 virgin media limited : Thornton Heath
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91.92.241.196 : AS34368 zonata - natskovi & sie ltd. : Sistov