Weekly analysis - 9th July 2011 to 16th July 2011

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16-Jul-2011

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 9th July 2011 to 16th 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 9th July 2011 to 16th July 2011


During the week we reported a total of 79 phishing scams

49 or 62% 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)

0.56% Natwest OnLine Banking: Submit Your Login Records alleged sender NatWest Bank reported 30th January 2008

0.3% NEW MESSAGE alleged sender NatWest PLC reported 11th July 2011

0.27% HSBC Bank - Online Security Alert ! alleged sender HSBC Online Banking reported 21st July 2010

0.21% RE-ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT alleged sender Halifax reported 1st May 2008

0.2% Google 11th Anniversary Awards. alleged sender Dr. Jack Denis (Google Managem reported 10th July 2011

0.18% URGENT: VALIDATE YOUR ONLINE BANKING DETAILS alleged sender ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER BANK reported 10th July 2011

0.17% You have changed your PayPal email address alleged sender PayPal reported 9th July 2011

0.16% Your Statement of Account alleged sender Alliance & Leicester reported 9th July 2011

0.16% Your btinternet.com account information has changed alleged sender btinternet.com reported 29th June 2010

0.15% We are currently engaged in account maintenance! alleged sender securityemailupdate@allaince-L reported 12th July 2011

0.15% Dear Valued Customer . alleged sender UNION BANK PLC. reported 10th July 2011

0.15% Chase Bank: Online Security Update Notification alleged sender Chase reported 12th July 2011

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
HALIFAX	18
LLOYDS	17
BANK	17
TSB	13
ONLINE	5
NATWEST	5
PLC	5
BANKING	4
INTERNET	3
PAYPAL	3
LLOYDSTSB	3
SANTANDER	3

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	31
YOUR	22
ALERT	15
SECURITY	14
ONLINE	12
BANKING	9
HALIFAX	8
MESSAGE	7
HAS	6
BANK	6
IMPORTANT	6
BEEN	6

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	48
(UNKNOWN COUNTRY?)	9
UNITED KINGDOM	4
CANADA	3
JAPAN	2
(PRIVATE ADDRESS)	2
AUSTRALIA	1
NETHERLANDS	1
INDIA	1
HUNGARY	1
PHILIPPINES	1
FRANCE	1

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