Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-10-08

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: 5Lithuania: 2Taiwan: 1France: 1India: 1Canada: 1Brazil: 1The Netherlands: 1
Belgium538.5%
Lithuania215.4%
Taiwan17.7%
France17.7%
India17.7%
Canada17.7%
Brazil17.7%
The Netherlands17.7%

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