AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-14
Sep 14, 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 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Singapore | 2 | 25.0% |
| France | 2 | 25.0% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 12.5% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
-
144.172.93.238 : AS14956 RouterHosting LLC : Ogden
-
161.118.211.204 : AS31898 Oracle Corporation : Loyang
-
185.177.72.100 : AS211590 Bucklog SARL : France
-
185.177.72.69 : AS211590 Bucklog SARL : France
-
34.10.182.125 : AS396982 Google LLC : Council Bluffs
-
34.11.173.27 : AS396982 Google LLC : The Dalles
-
34.124.210.175 : AS396982 Google LLC : Singapore
-
45.138.12.16 : unknown : Lithuania