AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-09-27

Sep 27, 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: 10Lithuania: 3Bulgaria: 3Belgium: 2Germany: 1Netherlands: 1Singapore: 1Taiwan: 1Romania: 1
United States of America1043.5%
Lithuania313.0%
Bulgaria313.0%
Belgium28.7%
Germany14.3%
Netherlands14.3%
Singapore14.3%
Taiwan14.3%
Romania14.3%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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