AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-14
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 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Germany | 1 | 11.1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 11.1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 11.1% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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195.178.110.199 : AS30823 combahton gmbh : Reston
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213.209.159.154 : AS42821 k&k kommunikationssysteme gmbh : Germany
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34.150.145.79 : AS396982 google : Washington
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34.26.231.215 : ASNone : United States of America
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34.62.151.135 : ASNone : United States of America
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34.74.253.47 : AS396982 google : North Charleston
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35.221.5.154 : AS396982 google : Washington
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35.223.23.88 : unknown : unknown
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35.233.49.242 : AS15169 google llc : Brussels
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45.148.10.62 : AS48090 pptechnology limited : Amsterdam