Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-09-28
Sep 28, 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
| Belgium | 3 | 33.3% |
| United States | 2 | 22.2% |
| Lithuania | 2 | 22.2% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 11.1% |
| Romania | 1 | 11.1% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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34.140.234.80 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.169.11.105 : AS396982 Google LLC : The Dalles
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34.171.241.2 : AS396982 Google LLC : Council Bluffs
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34.38.113.44 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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34.77.9.229 : AS396982 Google LLC : Brussels
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35.220.160.92 : AS396982 Google LLC : Hong Kong
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45.138.12.28 : unknown : Lithuania
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45.138.12.52 : unknown : Lithuania
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80.94.95.211 : AS204428 SS-Net : Romania