Weekly analysis - 4th June 2011 to 11th June 2011

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11-Jun-2011

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 4th June 2011 to 11th June 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 4th June 2011 to 11th June 2011


During the week we reported a total of 47 phishing scams

34 or 72% 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)

0.24% Online Security Backup alleged sender Natwest Digital Banking reported 29th June 2010

0.2% Alert notification : New message from customer serivce alleged sender Lloyds TSB Bank Plc reported 4th November 2010

0.2% Confirm Natwest Banking Details alleged sender NatWest Online reported 24th November 2010

0.19% PAYPAL SECURITY POLICY SUBSCRIPTION UPDATE alleged sender PayPal reported 6th June 2011

0.17% NOTE: Lloyds Tsb Online Alert. alleged sender Lloyds Tsb reported 7th June 2011

0.17% Tax Refund Notification alleged sender HM Revenue and Customs reported 27th June 2009

0.16% Online Share Dealing With TD Waterhouse. alleged sender TD Waterhouse reported 7th June 2011

0.16% Lloyds TSB: Re-Confirm Your Online Banking Access alleged sender Lloyds TSB reported 4th June 2011

0.16% [Pure Hearts International Official Group on FB] The heart of a Pure Hearts International Apostle:... alleged sender John Lester notification+zj4oy reported 6th June 2011

0.15% RE-ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT alleged sender Halifax reported 1st May 2008

0.15% Bank of America Alert : Activate Your Online Access. alleged sender Bank Of America reported 17th December 2009

0.15% Your Account Needs Attention alleged sender AOL reported 5th June 2011

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
LLOYDS	16
BANK	10
TSB	10
HALIFAX	7
HSBC	4
NATWEST	3
ABSA	3
LLOYDSTSB	2
AOL	2
PLC	2
INTERNET	2
BANKING	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	18
YOUR	11
BANKING	9
SECURITY	8
ONLINE	8
LLOYDS	7
NOTIFICATION	6
UPGRADE	5
TSB	5
UPDATE	5
IMPORTANT	5
ACCESS	4

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	22
(UNKNOWN COUNTRY?)	11
UNITED KINGDOM	3
MALAYSIA	2
AUSTRALIA	2
ISRAEL	1
POLAND	1
EUROPEAN UNION	1
(PRIVATE ADDRESS)	1
ROMANIA	1
GERMANY	1