Weekly analysis - 10th March 2012 to 17th March 2012

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17-Mar-2012

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 10th March 2012 to 17th 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 10th March 2012 to 17th March 2012


During the week we reported a total of 34 phishing scams

23 or 68% 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)

0.86% Account locked alleged sender accounts@craigslist.org reported 11th March 2012

0.83% Jagex Notification About RuneScape Account alleged sender Microsoft reported 11th March 2012

0.81% Security Update alleged sender BT Connect reported 10th March 2012

0.76% Fraud Alert : Reactivate Your Account alleged sender National Australia Bank reported 11th March 2012

0.75% You have changed your PayPal email address alleged sender PayPal reported 10th March 2012

0.74% Google! Email Deletion Confirmation! alleged sender GoogleMail! Team reported 12th March 2012

0.71% Important Chase Security Alert(SM) alleged sender Chase reported 10th March 2012

0.68% Halifax Security Message. alleged sender Halifax Bank reported 13th March 2012

0.68% ACCOUNT VERIFICATION alleged sender Microsoft reported 10th March 2012

0.68% Notification of Limited Account Access alleged sender Bank of America reported 13th March 2012

0.67% ONLINE SECURITY UPDATE alleged sender Halifax Bank reported 12th March 2012

0.67% Central Bank Of Nigeria alleged sender LAMIDO SANUSI reported 12th March 2012

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
BANK	8
HALIFAX	7
ONLINE	4
MICROSOFT	3
LLOYDS	3
CHASE	2
SECURITY	2
CO-OPERATIVE	2
AMERICA	2
EGG	2
SHOPVIVAONLINE	1
ALERT@HALIFAX.CO.UK	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	18
YOUR	8
HALIFAX	5
SECURITY	5
BANK	4
NOTIFICATION	4
CUSTOMER	3
UPDATE	3
ALERT	3
ACCESS	3
TSB	3
PLC	3

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	23
UNITED KINGDOM	3
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	2
FRANCE	2
DENMARK	1
POLAND	1
BRAZIL	1
HONG KONG	1

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