AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-07-26

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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

United States: 3Bulgaria: 2The Netherlands: 2Slovenia: 1France: 1United Kingdom: 1
United States330.0%
Bulgaria220.0%
The Netherlands220.0%
Slovenia110.0%
France110.0%
United Kingdom110.0%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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