AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-04
Sep 04, 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
| Germany | 3 | 37.5% |
| United States of America | 2 | 25.0% |
| Canada | 1 | 12.5% |
| Singapore | 1 | 12.5% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 12.5% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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130.12.180.165 : ASNone : Canada
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144.172.93.238 : AS46261 quickpacket llc : United States of America
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161.118.202.100 : unknown : unknown
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176.65.132.57 : AS56325 diogelo ltd. : Germany
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176.65.144.71 : ASNone : Germany
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43.228.157.96 : AS9009 m247 ltd : Singapore
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45.153.34.43 : AS44592 skylink data center bv : Germany
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94.26.106.175 : AS48452 traffic broadband communications ltd. : Bulgaria