Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-09-24

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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

Belgium: 4United States: 2Taiwan: 2The Netherlands: 2Japan: 1India: 1Romania: 1Ireland: 1
Belgium428.6%
United States214.3%
Taiwan214.3%
The Netherlands214.3%
Japan17.1%
India17.1%
Romania17.1%
Ireland17.1%

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