Weekly analysis - 13th April 2013 to 20th April 2013

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20-Apr-2013

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 13th April 2013 to 20th April 2013

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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 13th April 2013 to 20th April 2013

During the week we reported a total of 8 phishing scams

5 or 63% 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)

0.33% Your account is suspended alleged sender Tesco Bank reported 15th April 2013

0.33% Your account has been limited until we hear from you PP-503-472-201 alleged sender PayPal reported 14th April 2013

0.32% Important Security Update alleged sender Yahoo! reported 15th April 2013

0.19% Barclays New Security Message Alert alleged sender BARCLAYS ONLINE BANKING reported 10th December 2011

0.17% Update Your Halifax Account Profile alleged sender Halifax Online Bank reported 18th April 2013

0.16% Important Customer Notice alleged sender The Co-operative Bank reported 12th April 2013

0.14% Kindly Contact Western Union Now alleged sender MR JOHNSON KENNEDY reported 18th April 2013

0.14% Urgent Customer Security Warning: Java Vulnerability alleged sender Warning reported 11th April 2013

0.14% Your account has been limited until we hear from you PP-503-472-200 alleged sender PayPal reported 3rd March 2013

0.13% [Bulk] Bank of America Notification: Re-Enroll your Account Information alleged sender Bank of America reported 11th April 2013

0.13% {Disarmed} Your account benefits all in one place alleged sender The Co-operative Bank p.l.c reported 19th April 2013

0.1% IMPORTANT SECURITY UPDATE alleged sender Yahoo! reported 19th April 2013

Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
YAHOO!	3
BANK	3
THE	1
CO-OPERATIVE	1
P.L.C	1
ONLINE	1
KENNEDY	1
TESCO	1
JOHNSON	1
PAYPAL	1
HALIFAX	1

Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	5
ACCOUNT	4
UPDATE	3
IMPORTANT	2
SECURITY	2
PROFILE	1
{DISARMED}	1
NOW	1
HALIFAX	1
BENEFITS	1
NEEDS	1
ATTENTION	1

Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	4
LITHUANIA	1
GERMANY	1
UNITED KINGDOM	1

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