AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-16
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 | 3 | 33.3% |
| The Netherlands | 3 | 33.3% |
| France | 1 | 11.1% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 11.1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 11.1% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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185.177.72.5 : AS211590 Bucklog SARL : France
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213.209.159.148 : AS208137 Feo Prest SRL : Taiwan
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34.38.240.85 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.83.92.197 : AS396982 Google LLC : The Dalles
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35.185.93.45 : AS396982 Google LLC : North Charleston
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35.252.238.178 : AS396982 Google LLC : The Dalles
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45.148.10.125 : AS48090 Techoff Srv Limited : Amsterdam
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45.148.10.62 : AS48090 Techoff Srv Limited : Amsterdam
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45.156.87.12 : AS197170 TechTies Inc. : Amsterdam