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

 

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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