Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-07-29

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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: 3Japan: 2Taiwan: 1The Netherlands: 1Romania: 1
United States337.5%
Japan225.0%
Taiwan112.5%
The Netherlands112.5%
Romania112.5%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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