Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-09-11

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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: 4Switzerland: 3Australia: 2France: 1United Kingdom: 1South Africa: 1Taiwan: 1The Netherlands: 1Romania: 1
United States426.7%
Switzerland320.0%
Australia213.3%
France16.7%
United Kingdom16.7%
South Africa16.7%
Taiwan16.7%
The Netherlands16.7%
Romania16.7%

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