Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-07-17

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Requests for editor backups and copies of .env files (.env~, .env1, .env_copy, .envrc). Scanners try these because a renamed copy often escapes the web server rule that blocks .env itself.

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactic: Credential Access (TA0006)
Technique: T1552.001 — Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

Observed URIs

Attackers by Country

United States: 2Bulgaria: 1Taiwan: 1South Korea: 1The Netherlands: 1
United States233.3%
Bulgaria116.7%
Taiwan116.7%
South Korea116.7%
The Netherlands116.7%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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