AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-18

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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

United States: 10Belgium: 9Singapore: 4Lithuania: 3Taiwan: 1Romania: 1
United States1035.7%
Belgium932.1%
Singapore414.3%
Lithuania310.7%
Taiwan13.6%
Romania13.6%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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