AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-05

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

Belgium: 9United States: 7Singapore: 3France: 2Germany: 2The Netherlands: 2Taiwan: 2Japan: 2Canada: 1Indonesia: 1Brazil: 1Lithuania: 1Romania: 1
Belgium926.5%
United States720.6%
Singapore38.8%
France25.9%
Germany25.9%
The Netherlands25.9%
Taiwan25.9%
Japan25.9%
Canada12.9%
Indonesia12.9%
Brazil12.9%
Lithuania12.9%
Romania12.9%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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