Weekly analysis - 25th February 2012 to 3rd March 2012

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03-Mar-2012

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 25th February 2012 to 3rd March 2012

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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 February 2012 to 3rd March 2012


During the week we reported a total of 45 phishing scams

26 or 58% 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)

0.75% We recently upgraded our Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt your (CHASE) Account alleged sender JPMorgan Chase & Co reported 26th February 2012

0.75% Your Online Security alleged sender SANTANDER reported 25th February 2012

0.73% Our security team discovered issues alleged sender SANTANDER reported 25th February 2012

0.72% Important Security Message alleged sender Halifax Bank reported 27th February 2012

0.7% *** *** *ACCOUNT SUSPENDED!* alleged sender Uk Santander reported 27th February 2012

0.7% Halifax Online Banking Security Update alleged sender Halifax ; reported 27th February 2012

0.69% You Have One New Message alleged sender 3Dcode reported 26th February 2012

0.69% Restore Your Halifax Online Account Access alleged sender Halifax reported 26th February 2012

0.67% YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN FLAGGED alleged sender Lloyds reported 28th February 2012

0.65% SANTANDER BANK: SECURITY MESSAGE alleged sender SANTANDER reported 27th February 2012

0.64% You have A new Security Message Alert alleged sender Halifax reported 28th February 2012

0.62% BT Business Service alleged sender BT reported 24th February 2012

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
HALIFAX	14
BANK	11
SANTANDER	5
CO-OPERATIVE	5
PLC	2
LLOYDSTSB	2
MICROSOFT	2
REV	1
FRANK	1
YORK	1
NEW	1
EGG	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	27
ACCOUNT	19
SECURITY	10
MESSAGE	9
ONLINE	8
HAS	7
HALIFAX	7
BEEN	6
BANK	5
NEW	5
***	4
ACCESS	4

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	24
SPAIN	5
GERMANY	4
POLAND	3
BRAZIL	2
UNITED KINGDOM	2
INDONESIA	1
CHINA	1
BULGARIA	1
TURKEY	1

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