AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-08-31

Aug 31, 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

Sweden: 1Germany: 1United States of America: 1
Sweden133.3%
Germany133.3%
United States of America133.3%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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