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Weekly analysis - 30th October 2010 to 6th November 2010

Weekly analysis - 30th October 2010 to 6th November 2010


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06-Nov-2010

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 30th October 2010 to 6th November 2010

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Over the last week MillerSmiles has received many scams from the public and through its HoneyTrap scam detection system. Below we provide an analysis of the scams we have received for the week of 30th October 2010 to 6th November 2010


During the week we reported a total of 107 phishing scams

82 or 77% of these scams linked to websites that were still online and live, ready to capture personal data, when we reported them

The 12 most popular scams as defined by search engine visits to our archive of scams we reported this week and in previous weeks were (as percentage of all visits to the site)

  • 0.38% New Message from Downey Savings Fraud Department alleged sender Downey Savings reported 29th July 2007

  • 0.37% Account Verify Alert alleged sender Wachovia reported 23rd October 2010

  • 0.32% Natwest Online Banking Upgrade Notification alleged sender Natwest Banking reported 31st October 2010

  • 0.31% Congratuations!!You are Amoung 4 Winners From The National Lottery alleged sender National reported 4th November 2010

  • 0.29% Alert from USAA alleged sender Microsoft reported 31st October 2010

  • 0.28% Important Account Information alleged sender Northern Rock plc reported 3rd November 2010

  • 0.26% Halifax Bank - Restore Your Account Information alleged sender Halifax reported 5th September 2010

  • 0.26% Important Account Information From HSBC BANK. alleged sender HSBC BANK reported 22nd October 2010

  • 0.25% IMPORTANT Security Issues [Incident 040921] alleged sender Halifax reported 31st October 2010

  • 0.25% You have received a question about eBay item BRAND NEW Sony PSP with 2 years warranty alleged sender eBay Member: mlwadester28 reported 30th October 2010

  • 0.25% RE-ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT alleged sender Halifax reported 1st May 2008

  • 0.25% Account Suspension Notice alleged sender Bank of America Alert reported 31st October 2010

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    Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive

    Keyword Frequency
    BANK 41
    HSBC 34
    PLC 14
    HALIFAX 12
    BANKING 10
    NATWEST 9
    ONLINE 7
    INTERNET 7
    LLOYDS 6
    PLC. 6
    TSB 4
    NATIONAL 4

     

    Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive

    Keyword Frequency
    YOUR 32
    ACCOUNT 29
    ONLINE 24
    HSBC 19
    BANKING 17
    SECURITY 17
    MESSAGE 14
    BANK 14
    ACCESS 14
    CUSTOMER 13
    ALERT 12
    HAS 12

     

    Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive

    Keyword Frequency
    UNITED STATES 23
    UNITED KINGDOM 8
    CANADA 5
    RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4
    ROMANIA 4
    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 4
    NETHERLANDS 3
    FRANCE 2
    CHINA 2
    BRAZIL 2
    SWITZERLAND 2
    INDONESIA 2

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