Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-09-21

Sep 21, 2026 Exploitation

Last Updated: 00:00 UTC

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: 17Belgium: 5Singapore: 4Taiwan: 3Bulgaria: 2Germany: 2Brazil: 2Lithuania: 2France: 1Romania: 1South Africa: 1South Korea: 1The Netherlands: 1Finland: 1Hong Kong: 1
United States1738.6%
Belgium511.4%
Singapore49.1%
Taiwan36.8%
Bulgaria24.5%
Germany24.5%
Brazil24.5%
Lithuania24.5%
France12.3%
Romania12.3%
South Africa12.3%
South Korea12.3%
The Netherlands12.3%
Finland12.3%
Hong Kong12.3%

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