AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-13

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: 6The Netherlands: 4Germany: 3United States: 2Bulgaria: 2Japan: 2France: 1Argentina: 1Lithuania: 1Romania: 1
Belgium626.1%
The Netherlands417.4%
Germany313.0%
United States28.7%
Bulgaria28.7%
Japan28.7%
France14.3%
Argentina14.3%
Lithuania14.3%
Romania14.3%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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