Weekly analysis - 16th June 2012 to 23rd June 2012

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23-Jun-2012

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 16th June 2012 to 23rd June 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 16th June 2012 to 23rd June 2012


During the week we reported a total of 27 phishing scams

22 or 81% 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)

0.78% Your Halifax account has engage an error alleged sender Halifax reported 19th June 2012

0.77% MSG-ID- 21V7 - E-MAIL ALERT! - (JUNE 19 , 2012 - MICROSOFT ) alleged sender Microsoft reported 19th June 2012

0.71% Lloyds TSB Internet Banking Account Access Suspended alleged sender Lloyds TSB reported 4th September 2008

0.69% Security Message alleged sender PayPal reported 20th June 2012

0.68% Your BT Yahoo Account Has Exceeded alleged sender BT Online Services reported 20th June 2012

0.68% Halifax - Customer Service alleged sender HALIFAX BANK reported 20th June 2012

0.67% Co-operative bank - Confirm payment information. alleged sender Co-operative reported 21st June 2012

0.66% UNITED NATION PAYMENT CENTRE alleged sender Ban Ki-moon reported 20th June 2012

0.66% Your Online Account is currently locked alleged sender Halifax UK reported 19th June 2012

0.66% Check our international medical shop alleged sender National reported 21st June 2012

0.63% Egg Bank Online alleged sender Egg reported 21st June 2012

0.62% Your account has been limited until we hear from you ! alleged sender PayPal reported 16th June 2012

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
HALIFAX	7
BANK	6
PLC	5
LLOYDS	3
TSB	3
NATIONAL	2
PAYPAL	2
LOTTERY	1
YAHOO	1
KUNTAY	1
RESULTS	1
2012	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	10
YOUR	9
HAS	5
HALIFAX	5
YOU	3
BEEN	3
SECURITY	3
BANK	3
NOTIFICATION	2
2012	2
FOR	2
OUR	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	14
UNITED KINGDOM	4
GERMANY	2
ITALY	1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	1
FRANCE	1
IRELAND	1
POLAND	1
TURKEY	1
CZECH REPUBLIC	1

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