AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-24

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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 of America: 12Belgium: 2Netherlands: 1India: 1Romania: 1Ireland: 1
United States of America1266.7%
Belgium211.1%
Netherlands15.6%
India15.6%
Romania15.6%
Ireland15.6%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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