AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-04

Aug 04, 2026 WebExploit

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

United States of America: 4Germany: 3Spain: 1Netherlands: 1Denmark: 1
United States of America440.0%
Germany330.0%
Spain110.0%
Netherlands110.0%
Denmark110.0%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

  • 104.28.215.225 : AS13335 cloudflare : United States of America

  • 104.28.240.187 : AS13335 cloudflare : United States of America

  • 18.198.201.161 : AS16509 amazon.com inc : Frankfurt am Main

  • 34.125.225.206 : AS396982 google : Las Vegas

  • 34.47.246.95 : ASNone : United States of America

  • 34.91.197.153 : AS396982 google : Groningen

  • 45.148.10.120 : unknown : unknown

  • 45.153.34.182 : AS44592 skylink data center bv : Germany

  • 45.153.34.43 : AS44592 skylink data center bv : Germany

  • 45.45.237.21 : ASNone : unknown

  • 45.45.237.65 : ASNone : unknown

  • 87.58.197.194 : AS3292 tdc a s : Ringsted

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