Weekly analysis - 20th November 2010 to 27th November 2010

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27-Nov-2010

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 20th November 2010 to 27th 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 20th November 2010 to 27th November 2010


During the week we reported a total of 117 phishing scams

96 or 82% 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)

1.04% Message Update:- Dear Valued Customer alleged sender National Westminster Bank reported 21st November 2010

0.75% Message Update:- Dear Valued Customer alleged sender Natwest reported 20th November 2010

0.4% Natwest!!! alleged sender Natwest reported 20th November 2010

0.4% Customer Service alleged sender Microsoft reported 21st November 2010

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

0.38% Online Security Backup alleged sender Natwest Digital Banking reported 29th June 2010

0.34% Amazon.com - Your cancellation (526-6855528-7758496) alleged sender Amazon.com reported 20th November 2010

0.33% Confirm Natwest Banking Details alleged sender NatWest Online reported 24th November 2010

0.28% [WindowsLive Alerts : Hotmail e-mail notification!] alleged sender Hotmail reported 24th November 2010

0.28% Important Account Information From HSBC BANK. alleged sender HSBC BANK reported 22nd October 2010

0.28% CONFIRM YOUR HOT-MAIL ACCOUNT SERVICES. VERIFY YOUR FREE HOT-MAILACCOUNT NOW !!! alleged sender Microsoft reported 25th November 2010

0.26% MICROSOFT XMAS PROMO alleged sender MICROSOFT LOTTERY INC® reported 24th November 2010

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
BANK	37
HSBC	28
PLC	22
HALIFAX	13
LLOYDS	11
NATWEST	10
PAYPAL	7
CHASE	6
NATIONAL	6
MICROSOFT	5
TSB	5
WESTMINSTER	5

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	51
ACCOUNT	48
SECURITY	18
MESSAGE	16
BANK	15
HAS	15
BEEN	14
ONLINE	12
ACCESS	11
BANKING	11
HSBC	10
NOTIFICATION	9

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	45
UNITED KINGDOM	12
CZECH REPUBLIC	6
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	5
IRELAND	4
TAIWAN	2
AUSTRALIA	2
BRAZIL	2
HUNGARY	2
CHILE	1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	1
INDONESIA	1

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