AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-24
Aug 24, 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
| The Netherlands | 2 | 33.3% |
| United States | 2 | 33.3% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 16.7% |
| Belgium | 1 | 16.7% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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204.76.203.14 : AS51396 Pfcloud UG (haftungsbeschrankt) : Eygelshoven
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209.112.91.75 : AS23470 ReliableSite.Net LLC : United States
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213.209.159.154 : AS208137 Feo Prest SRL : Taiwan
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34.12.129.85 : AS396982 Google LLC : Groningen
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34.14.86.76 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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45.45.237.69 : AS400529 Infraly, LLC : Chicago