AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-11

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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

Belgium: 11Singapore: 5United States: 4Germany: 4The Netherlands: 2Lithuania: 2Switzerland: 1Japan: 1
Belgium1136.7%
Singapore516.7%
United States413.3%
Germany413.3%
The Netherlands26.7%
Lithuania26.7%
Switzerland13.3%
Japan13.3%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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