diff --git a/src/skillspector/nodes/analyzers/static_patterns_data_exfiltration.py b/src/skillspector/nodes/analyzers/static_patterns_data_exfiltration.py
index e96dd12a..0bbe049d 100644
--- a/src/skillspector/nodes/analyzers/static_patterns_data_exfiltration.py
+++ b/src/skillspector/nodes/analyzers/static_patterns_data_exfiltration.py
@@ -47,19 +47,34 @@
     ),
 ]
 E2_PATTERNS = [
-    (r"for\s+\w+\s*,\s*\w+\s+in\s+os\.environ\.items\(\)", 0.7),
+    # Python: for k, v in os.environ.items() — whitespace-tolerant
+    (r"for\s+\w+\s*,\s*\w+\s+in\s+os\s*\.\s*environ\s*\.\s*items\s*\(\s*\)", 0.7),
+    # Python: os.environ["KEY"] / os.environ['SECRET']
     (
-        r"os\.environ\s*\[\s*['\"][^'\"]*(?:KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PASSWORD|CREDENTIAL)[^'\"]*['\"]\s*\]",
+        r"os\s*\.\s*environ\s*\[\s*['\"][^'\"]*(?:KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PASSWORD|CREDENTIAL)[^'\"]*['\"]\s*\]",
         0.8,
     ),
-    (r"os\.environ\.get\s*\([^)]*(?:KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PASSWORD|CREDENTIAL)", 0.7),
-    (r"os\.environ\s*\.\s*copy\s*\(\)", 0.6),
+    # Python: os.environ.get("KEY")
+    (r"os\s*\.\s*environ\s*\.\s*get\s*\([^)]*(?:KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PASSWORD|CREDENTIAL)", 0.7),
+    # Python: os.environ.copy() — full environ read
+    (r"os\s*\.\s*environ\s*\.\s*copy\s*\(\s*\)", 0.6),
+    # Python: dict(os.environ) — full environ read via dict()
+    (r"dict\s*\(\s*os\s*\.\s*environ\s*\)", 0.6),
+    # Python: {**os.environ} — full environ read via spread
+    (r"\*\*\s*os\s*\.\s*environ", 0.6),
+    # Generic keyword-in-var check
     (r"(?:API_KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PASSWORD|CREDENTIAL)\s+in\s+(?:key|name|var)", 0.8),
+    # Node.js: process.env["KEY"]
     (r"process\.env\s*\[\s*['\"][^'\"]*(?:KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PASSWORD)[^'\"]*['\"]\s*\]", 0.7),
+    # Node.js: Object.keys(process.env)
     (r"Object\.keys\s*\(\s*process\.env\s*\)", 0.6),
+    # Shell: env | grep key
     (r"env\s*\|\s*grep\s+(?:-i\s+)?(?:key|secret|token|password)", 0.8),
+    # Shell: printenv KEY
     (r"printenv\s+(?:\w*(?:KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PASSWORD)\w*)", 0.7),
+    # Natural language: "collect all environment variables"
     (r"collect\s+(?:all\s+)?(?:environment\s+variables?|env\s+vars?)", 0.7),
+    # Natural language: "extract/harvest/gather API keys from environment"
     (r"(?:extract|harvest|gather)\s+(?:api\s+)?keys?\s+from\s+environment", 0.8),
 ]
 E3_PATTERNS = [
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_patterns.py b/tests/unit/test_patterns.py
index 5932029c..9cfe9c91 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_patterns.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_patterns.py
@@ -160,6 +160,52 @@ def test_e2_env_get_secret(self) -> None:
         assert len(findings) >= 1
         assert any(f.rule_id == "E2" for f in findings)
 
+    def test_e2_env_copy_whitespace_tolerant(self) -> None:
+        """Whitespace between os and .environ must not bypass E2."""
+        content = """
+import os
+env = os . environ . copy ()
+"""
+        findings = data_exfiltration_module.analyze(content, "script.py", "python")
+        assert any(f.rule_id == "E2" for f in findings)
+
+    def test_e2_dict_environ(self) -> None:
+        """dict(os.environ) must be detected as full environ read."""
+        content = """
+import os
+env = dict(os.environ)
+"""
+        findings = data_exfiltration_module.analyze(content, "script.py", "python")
+        assert any(f.rule_id == "E2" for f in findings)
+
+    def test_e2_dict_environ_whitespace(self) -> None:
+        """dict( os . environ ) with whitespace must be detected."""
+        content = """
+import os
+env = dict( os . environ )
+"""
+        findings = data_exfiltration_module.analyze(content, "script.py", "python")
+        assert any(f.rule_id == "E2" for f in findings)
+
+    def test_e2_spread_environ(self) -> None:
+        """{**os.environ} must be detected as full environ read."""
+        content = """
+import os
+env = {**os.environ}
+"""
+        findings = data_exfiltration_module.analyze(content, "script.py", "python")
+        assert any(f.rule_id == "E2" for f in findings)
+
+    def test_e2_for_loop_whitespace_tolerant(self) -> None:
+        """for k, v in os . environ . items () with whitespace must be detected."""
+        content = """
+import os
+for k, v in os . environ . items ():
+    pass
+"""
+        findings = data_exfiltration_module.analyze(content, "script.py", "python")
+        assert any(f.rule_id == "E2" for f in findings)
+
 
 class TestPrivilegeEscalation:
     """privilege_escalation.analyze() — PE3."""