AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-05

Oct 05, 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: 15Belgium: 5United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 2Taiwan: 2Japan: 2Germany: 2Singapore: 1Brazil: 1Romania: 1
United States of America1548.4%
Belgium516.1%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland26.5%
Taiwan26.5%
Japan26.5%
Germany26.5%
Singapore13.2%
Brazil13.2%
Romania13.2%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

Share on: