Weekly analysis - 24th March 2012 to 31st March 2012

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31-Mar-2012

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 24th March 2012 to 31st 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 24th March 2012 to 31st March 2012


During the week we reported a total of 28 phishing scams

23 or 82% 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)

1.09% Online Access Re-activation Alert From Chase alleged sender Chase reported 25th March 2012

1.05% Halifax: Account Review alleged sender Halifax reported 25th March 2012

1.01% Windows Live Account Warning !!! alleged sender Hotmail reported 25th March 2012

0.99% Please Verify Your Account alleged sender Halifax reported 25th March 2012

0.98% Natwest Online Banking : Important Alet alleged sender Natwest Bank Plc reported 27th March 2012

0.98% Dear Valuable customer, alleged sender Bank of reported 24th March 2012

0.96% ! ! FYI ! ! alleged sender Abdulrahman Ibrahim reported 27th March 2012

0.95% Paypal: Receipt for Your Payment to James alleged sender service@intl.paypal.com reported 27th March 2012

0.95% Dear Amazon Customer (Important Message) alleged sender Amazon reported 27th March 2012

0.94% CONTACT WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER alleged sender Office File reported 26th March 2012

0.94% Santander Online Banking alleged sender Santander Online Banking reported 27th March 2012

0.93% Dear:GOOD NEWS, alleged sender Mrs. Asha Rose Migiro reported 27th March 2012

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
BANK	10
HALIFAX	6
NATWEST	5
SANTANDER	3
ONLINE	3
PLC	2
MICROSOFT	2
MIGIRO	1
RE/MAX	1
LLOYDS	1
LIMITED	1
AMERICA	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ONLINE	10
ACCOUNT	8
BANKING	7
YOUR	6
NATWEST	5
IMPORTANT	3
HALIFAX	3
SECURITY	2
MESSAGE	2
SUSPENDED.	2
FOR	2
SANTANDER	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	16
UNITED KINGDOM	3
GERMANY	3
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	1
NETHERLANDS	1
INDONESIA	1
FRANCE	1
CANADA	1
INDIA	1

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