Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-10-17

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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: 10The Netherlands: 3France: 2Bulgaria: 1Germany: 1Japan: 1United States: 1
Belgium1052.6%
The Netherlands315.8%
France210.5%
Bulgaria15.3%
Germany15.3%
Japan15.3%
United States15.3%

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