AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-06

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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: 11Belgium: 5The Netherlands: 4Taiwan: 2Germany: 2Japan: 1Singapore: 1Brazil: 1Romania: 1
United States1139.3%
Belgium517.9%
The Netherlands414.3%
Taiwan27.1%
Germany27.1%
Japan13.6%
Singapore13.6%
Brazil13.6%
Romania13.6%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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