AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-05

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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

Singapore: 2Belgium: 1Taiwan: 1United States: 1Romania: 1Germany: 1
Singapore228.6%
Belgium114.3%
Taiwan114.3%
United States114.3%
Romania114.3%
Germany114.3%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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