AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-06

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

Singapore: 1Italy: 1Germany: 1United States of America: 1Belgium: 1
Singapore120.0%
Italy120.0%
Germany120.0%
United States of America120.0%
Belgium120.0%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

  • 148.66.133.23 : AS26496 godaddy.com llc : Singapore

  • 152.89.168.16 : AS49367 seflow s.n.c. di marco brame & c. : Rome

  • 213.209.159.223 : AS42821 k&k kommunikationssysteme gmbh : Germany

  • 34.101.50.73 : AS396982 google : United States of America

  • 34.140.177.86 : AS15169 google llc : Brussels

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