AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-12

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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: 7The Netherlands: 5Belgium: 5Canada: 4Brazil: 4Germany: 2Japan: 2Lithuania: 2Taiwan: 1Singapore: 1Argentina: 1
United States720.6%
The Netherlands514.7%
Belgium514.7%
Canada411.8%
Brazil411.8%
Germany25.9%
Japan25.9%
Lithuania25.9%
Taiwan12.9%
Singapore12.9%
Argentina12.9%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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