AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-09

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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: 9The Netherlands: 7Belgium: 6Canada: 6Japan: 2Taiwan: 2Singapore: 1Switzerland: 1Germany: 1Hong Kong: 1Lithuania: 1
United States924.3%
The Netherlands718.9%
Belgium616.2%
Canada616.2%
Japan25.4%
Taiwan25.4%
Singapore12.7%
Switzerland12.7%
Germany12.7%
Hong Kong12.7%
Lithuania12.7%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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