AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-17
Aug 17, 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 | 5 | 62.5% |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 25.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 12.5% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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104.28.215.225 : AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. : Omaha
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195.178.110.199 : AS48090 Techoff Srv Limited : Bulgaria
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31.58.51.57 : AS214481 Wojciech Czapkowicz : United Arab Emirates
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34.169.38.101 : AS396982 Google LLC : The Dalles
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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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45.139.104.233 : AS399979 49.3 Networking LLC : Bulgaria
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45.45.237.97 : AS400529 Infraly, LLC : Chicago