Weekly analysis - 1st December 2012 to 8th December 2012

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08-Dec-2012

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 1st December 2012 to 8th December 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 1st December 2012 to 8th December 2012


During the week we reported a total of 19 phishing scams

17 or 89% 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)

0.94% Your Co-operative Bank Account Review. alleged sender co-operativebank.co.uk reported 4th December 2012

0.85% Two Free Gifts and Free S&H with Purchase of New Wen Hair Care System alleged sender WEN HAIR CARE reported 4th December 2012

0.82% NAB Important Account Information alleged sender NAB reported 3rd December 2012

0.82% NAB Defence Security Alert! alleged sender NAB Internet SMS reported 3rd December 2012

0.76% Account Update!! alleged sender Co-operative reported 3rd December 2012

0.76% Security updates alleged sender Co-operative reported 4th December 2012

0.76% A NEW DOCUMENT HAS ARRIVED . alleged sender Smile Internet reported 3rd December 2012

0.75% DIRECTV - These Unbeatable Prices Wont Last Forever alleged sender DIRECTSTARTV PACKAGES reported 4th December 2012

0.75% A New Document Has Arrived . alleged sender Smile Internet Bank reported 4th December 2012

0.73% Liberty Reserve Verification Account alleged sender NO_REPLY reported 4th December 2012

0.72% Diablo III Account-Notice alleged sender Blizzard Entertainment reported 5th December 2012

0.7% Online Access Suspended ! alleged sender PayPal reported 1st December 2012

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
CO-OPERATIVE	3
SMILE	3
INTERNET	3
NAB	2
TESCO	2
CARE	2
PREMIER	1
WESTERN	1
UNION	1
WELLS	1
ONLINE	1
	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	7
YOUR	5
NEW	3
DOCUMENT	2
ARRIVED	2
NAB	2
FREE	2
HAS	2
SECURITY	2
UPGRADED	1
NEED	1
ALERT	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	7
UNITED KINGDOM	2
GERMANY	2
NETHERLANDS	1
HONG KONG	1
IRELAND	1
PORTUGAL	1
VIET NAM	1
DENMARK	1
CHINA	1
CANADA	1