A new malware campaign is attempting to build a bigger botnet, and it’s raising warning flags for its attack vector — and the location of the victims. According to NetScout, IoT honeypots run by its ATLAS Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT) saw, from April 22 to May 10, a 5,043% increase of exploit attempts that originated in Egypt and targeted consumer routers in South Africa.

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