Weekly analysis - 29th October 2011 to 5th November 2011

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05-Nov-2011

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 29th October 2011 to 5th November 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 29th October 2011 to 5th November 2011


During the week we reported a total of 80 phishing scams

61 or 76% 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)

0.61% IMPORTANT SECURITY ALERT alleged sender Santander UK reported 29th October 2011

0.6% Santander Online Banking alleged sender Santander e- Banking reported 2nd November 2011

0.6% FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER alleged sender SIR. JAMES UKOH FORIGN OPERATI reported 2nd November 2011

0.59% Important Information About You Account alleged sender Halifax Online reported 2nd November 2011

0.58% Reinstate Your Accounts. alleged sender Santander UK reported 2nd November 2011

0.57% FOR MED VICTIMS. alleged sender MR.BAN KI-MOON reported 2nd November 2011

0.57% You have changed your PayPal email address alleged sender PayPal reported 29th October 2011

0.56% Update Online alleged sender Santander Online Banking reported 29th October 2011

0.56% AOL Administration Center Notification #53981 alleged sender AOL ADMINISTRATION CENTER (R) reported 4th November 2011

0.54% Online Banking Guarantee alleged sender Santander reported 2nd November 2011

0.54% PAYMENT APPROVAL FROM HALIFAX BANK PLC alleged sender BENNETT JOHNSON reported 29th October 2011

0.53% Customer Online Report alleged sender Nationwide reported 29th October 2011

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
BANK	19
SANTANDER	16
HALIFAX	12
PLC	10
ONLINE	6
AOL	5
ADMINISTRATION	4
PAYPAL	4
(R)	4
CENTER	4
LLOYDS	3
ALLIANCE	3

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	30
ACCOUNT	23
NOTIFICATION	11
ONLINE	11
BANKING	9
***	8
UPDATE	7
SECURITY	6
UNION	6
INTERNET	6
FOR	6
WESTERN	5

 

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

Keyword	Frequency

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