AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-18
Aug 18, 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
| Belgium | 2 | 40.0% |
| Germany | 1 | 20.0% |
| United States of America | 1 | 20.0% |
| Romania | 1 | 20.0% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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213.209.159.154 : AS42821 k&k kommunikationssysteme gmbh : Germany
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34.62.67.70 : ASNone : United States of America
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34.77.72.224 : AS396982 google : Brussels
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34.78.37.61 : AS396982 google : Brussels
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80.94.95.211 : AS35478 bunea telecom srl : Romania
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93.123.109.228 : unknown : unknown