Weekly analysis - 19th February 2011 to 26th February 2011

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26-Feb-2011

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 19th February 2011 to 26th February 2011

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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 19th February 2011 to 26th February 2011

During the week we reported a total of 65 phishing scams

55 or 85% 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)

0.67% AOL Payment Update alleged sender AOL reported 12th February 2011

0.29% Security Measures! alleged sender PayPal Account Review Departma reported 19th February 2011

0.28% NatWest Alert - Access Suspended!! Please Resolve. alleged sender NatWest Bank Plc reported 19th February 2011

0.28% Important Security Message - Upgrade Your Online Banking !!! alleged sender Santander Online Banking reported 19th February 2011

0.27% Your Account Has Been Restricted! alleged sender Lloyds TSB reported 19th February 2011

0.26% NatWest Alert - Account Access Suspended!! alleged sender NatWest reported 19th February 2011

0.25% Internet Banking Disabled alleged sender H S B C reported 18th February 2011

0.25% Important Online Security Notice! alleged sender Lloyds TSB reported 19th February 2011

0.25% Updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for AOL Users alleged sender AOLLEGAL reported 23rd February 2011

0.25% BB017 BB NOTICE: Your Barclays On Hold alleged sender Barclays reported 19th February 2011

0.24% Important Notice From Halifax Online Banking alleged sender Halifax Online Banking reported 18th February 2011

0.24% LLOYDS TSB CLICKSAFE ACTIVATION CONFIRMATION alleged sender Lloyds TSB reported 21st February 2011

Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
HALIFAX	13
LLOYDS	13
BANK	10
ONLINE	9
PLC	8
TSB	7
HSBC	5
AOL	3
NATWEST	3
BANKING	3
NAT-WEST	2
CAHOOT	2

Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	23
ACCOUNT	21
ONLINE	13
HALIFAX	11
IMPORTANT	11
BANKING	10
UPDATE	10
SECURITY	10
ALERT	9
NEW	8
HAS	8
MESSAGE	7

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