Environment File Variant Credential Grab for 2026-10-19

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: 14Taiwan: 12United States: 9Japan: 5Singapore: 4Brazil: 4France: 3The Netherlands: 3Bulgaria: 2Germany: 2Canada: 2Lithuania: 1
Belgium1423.0%
Taiwan1219.7%
United States914.8%
Japan58.2%
Singapore46.6%
Brazil46.6%
France34.9%
The Netherlands34.9%
Bulgaria23.3%
Germany23.3%
Canada23.3%
Lithuania11.6%

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