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
| United States of America | 4 | 80.0% |
| Germany | 1 | 20.0% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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204.76.203.14 : AS400328 intelligence hosting llc : United States of America
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209.112.91.75 : ASNone : United States of America
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213.209.159.154 : AS42821 k&k kommunikationssysteme gmbh : Germany
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34.12.129.85 : ASNone : United States of America
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34.14.86.76 : ASNone : United States of America
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45.45.237.69 : ASNone : unknown