AWS Credentials File Grab for 2026-10-22

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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

France: 19United States: 18Seychelles: 14The Netherlands: 9United Arab Emirates: 8Canada: 5Russia: 5Bulgaria: 5Lithuania: 4Belgium: 4Germany: 4United Kingdom: 3Singapore: 3Austria: 1India: 1Japan: 1Iran: 1Brazil: 1Sweden: 1Australia: 1Spain: 1Türkiye: 1Georgia: 1
France1917.1%
United States1816.2%
Seychelles1412.6%
The Netherlands98.1%
United Arab Emirates87.2%
Canada54.5%
Russia54.5%
Bulgaria54.5%
Lithuania43.6%
Belgium43.6%
Germany43.6%
United Kingdom32.7%
Singapore32.7%
Austria10.9%
India10.9%
Japan10.9%
Iran10.9%
Brazil10.9%
Sweden10.9%
Australia10.9%
Spain10.9%
Türkiye10.9%
Georgia10.9%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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