Weekly analysis - 25th June 2011 to 2nd July 2011

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02-Jul-2011

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 25th June 2011 to 2nd July 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 25th June 2011 to 2nd July 2011


During the week we reported a total of 75 phishing scams

53 or 71% 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)

0.36% NEW ALERT alleged sender NatWest PLC reported 28th June 2011

0.31% NEW MESSAGE alleged sender NatWest PLC reported 26th June 2011

0.27% Update Required alleged sender lloydstsbbusiness.com reported 25th June 2011

0.25% Alert notification : New message from customer serivce alleged sender Lloyds TSB Bank Plc reported 4th November 2010

0.24% Rejected Federal Tax transaction alleged sender Internal Revenue reported 21st June 2011

0.23% Online Security Backup alleged sender Natwest Digital Banking reported 29th June 2010

0.22% NOTE: GADHADHARAN PUNATHIL MANI alleged sender ALLIANCE LEICESTER BANK reported 26th June 2011

0.22% RECEIPT FOR YOUR PAYMENT TO SKYPE alleged sender PayPal reported 27th June 2011

0.2% RE-ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT alleged sender Halifax reported 1st May 2008

0.2% Important - Action Required to AOL Account Update! alleged sender AOLAccount reported 26th June 2011

0.2% Important Security Warning Message alleged sender Citizens Bank reported 26th June 2011

0.19% Tax Refund Notification alleged sender HM Revenue and Customs reported 27th June 2009

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
BANK	21
HALIFAX	14
LLOYDS	13
TSB	10
PLC	6
NATWEST	6
SCOTLAND	5
EVE	5
CHASE	5
HSBC	4
CITIZENS	4
REVENUE	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	17
MESSAGE	16
YOUR	16
HALIFAX	15
SECURITY	13
ONLINE	12
SERVICE	11
ALERT	10
UPDATE	10
FROM	10
BANKING	10
IMPORTANT	9

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	39
(UNKNOWN COUNTRY?)	12
TURKEY	3
(PRIVATE ADDRESS)	3
POLAND	2
INDONESIA	2
DENMARK	2
CHINA	2
BRAZIL	2
UNITED KINGDOM	1
BULGARIA	1
GERMANY	1

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