AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-22

Sep 22, 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: 25Belgium: 2Taiwan: 2Lithuania: 2Iran, Islamic Republic of: 1Singapore: 1Romania: 1
United States of America2573.5%
Belgium25.9%
Taiwan25.9%
Lithuania25.9%
Iran, Islamic Republic of12.9%
Singapore12.9%
Romania12.9%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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