AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-04

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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

France: 3The Netherlands: 2Belgium: 2Singapore: 1Iran: 1Germany: 1United States: 1Taiwan: 1
France325.0%
The Netherlands216.7%
Belgium216.7%
Singapore18.3%
Iran18.3%
Germany18.3%
United States18.3%
Taiwan18.3%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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