AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-17
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
| Belgium | 9 | 37.5% |
| United States | 5 | 20.8% |
| Taiwan | 3 | 12.5% |
| Romania | 2 | 8.3% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 8.3% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 4.2% |
| Eritrea | 1 | 4.2% |
| Germany | 1 | 4.2% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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104.196.127.152 : AS396982 Google LLC : North Charleston
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104.199.16.54 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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136.111.60.94 : AS396982 Google LLC : Council Bluffs
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136.69.172.26 : AS396982 Google LLC : The Dalles
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2.57.122.202 : AS47890 Unmanaged Ltd : Romania
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213.209.159.154 : AS208137 Feo Prest SRL : Taiwan
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213.209.159.175 : AS208137 Feo Prest SRL : Taiwan
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34.148.175.137 : AS396982 Google LLC : North Charleston
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34.156.206.32 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.156.22.222 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.156.249.47 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.219.139.198 : AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. : Boardman
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34.34.164.159 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.52.229.253 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.62.82.165 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.77.137.207 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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35.234.18.193 : AS396982 Google LLC : Taipei
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35.240.100.200 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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45.138.12.24 : unknown : Lithuania
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45.148.10.120 : AS48090 Techoff Srv Limited : Amsterdam
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45.153.34.43 : AS197170 TechTies Inc. : Amsterdam
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80.94.95.211 : AS204428 SS-Net : Romania
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85.239.151.82 : AS19318 Interserver, Inc : Asmara
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93.152.221.156 : AS197170 TechTies Inc. : Frankfurt am Main