Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-10-15

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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: 11Singapore: 5The Netherlands: 4Canada: 3Hong Kong: 3Brazil: 3Taiwan: 2France: 2Japan: 2Lithuania: 1Eritrea: 1
United States1129.7%
Singapore513.5%
The Netherlands410.8%
Canada38.1%
Hong Kong38.1%
Brazil38.1%
Taiwan25.4%
France25.4%
Japan25.4%
Lithuania12.7%
Eritrea12.7%

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