AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-15

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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: 11Singapore: 5Canada: 3Brazil: 3France: 2The Netherlands: 2Japan: 2Taiwan: 1Pakistan: 1Lithuania: 1Eritrea: 1
United States1134.4%
Singapore515.6%
Canada39.4%
Brazil39.4%
France26.2%
The Netherlands26.2%
Japan26.2%
Taiwan13.1%
Pakistan13.1%
Lithuania13.1%
Eritrea13.1%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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