AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-08
Sep 08, 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 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Japan | 1 | 20.0% |
| Romania | 1 | 20.0% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 20.0% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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104.28.217.138 : AS13335 cloudflare : United States of America
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104.28.222.43 : unknown : unknown
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34.84.82.204 : AS396982 google : Tokyo
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35.234.46.196 : unknown : unknown
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35.245.125.84 : AS396982 google : Washington
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80.94.95.211 : AS35478 bunea telecom srl : Romania
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91.92.47.26 : AS25211 euro crypt eood : Sofia