AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-21

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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: 46France: 30The Netherlands: 28Bulgaria: 8Germany: 8Singapore: 7United Kingdom: 6Spain: 4India: 3Russia: 3Japan: 3Lithuania: 2Canada: 2Romania: 2Philippines: 1Indonesia: 1Sweden: 1Belize: 1Switzerland: 1Türkiye: 1Hong Kong: 1Taiwan: 1Belgium: 1South Africa: 1Seychelles: 1Ukraine: 1Czechia: 1
United States4627.9%
France3018.2%
The Netherlands2817.0%
Bulgaria84.8%
Germany84.8%
Singapore74.2%
United Kingdom63.6%
Spain42.4%
India31.8%
Russia31.8%
Japan31.8%
Lithuania21.2%
Canada21.2%
Romania21.2%
Philippines10.6%
Indonesia10.6%
Sweden10.6%
Belize10.6%
Switzerland10.6%
Türkiye10.6%
Hong Kong10.6%
Taiwan10.6%
Belgium10.6%
South Africa10.6%
Seychelles10.6%
Ukraine10.6%
Czechia10.6%

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