Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-10-18

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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: 5Germany: 4United States: 3Taiwan: 2Italy: 1The Netherlands: 1Bulgaria: 1
Belgium529.4%
Germany423.5%
United States317.6%
Taiwan211.8%
Italy15.9%
The Netherlands15.9%
Bulgaria15.9%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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