AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-16
Aug 16, 2026
Exploitation
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 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 33.3% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 16.7% |
| Germany | 1 | 16.7% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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185.177.72.5 : ASNone : Congleton
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213.209.159.148 : AS42821 k&k kommunikationssysteme gmbh : Germany
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34.38.240.85 : ASNone : United States of America
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34.83.92.197 : unknown : unknown
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35.185.93.45 : unknown : unknown
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35.252.238.178 : AS3549 level 3 parent llc : United States of America
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45.148.10.125 : AS48090 pptechnology limited : Amsterdam
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45.148.10.62 : AS48090 pptechnology limited : Amsterdam
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45.156.87.12 : unknown : unknown