AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-16
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 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Romania | 2 | 25.0% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 12.5% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 12.5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 12.5% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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195.178.110.15 : unknown : unknown
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2.57.122.202 : AS48090 pptechnology limited : Romania
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20.106.228.98 : unknown : unknown
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209.112.91.75 : ASNone : United States of America
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34.52.146.37 : ASNone : United States of America
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34.80.114.74 : AS396982 google : New Taipei
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35.224.153.8 : AS396982 google : Council Bluffs
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45.138.12.16 : AS3561 centurylink communications llc : Lithuania
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45.148.10.21 : AS48090 pptechnology limited : Amsterdam
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45.45.237.69 : ASNone : unknown
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45.45.237.97 : ASNone : unknown
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80.94.95.211 : AS35478 bunea telecom srl : Romania