Weekly analysis - 14th June 2014 to 21st June 2014

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21-Jun-2014

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 14th June 2014 to 21st June 2014

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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 14th June 2014 to 21st June 2014


During the week we reported a total of 19 phishing scams

11 or 58% 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)

0.49% You have a new message. 208.43.198.157 alleged sender paypal reported 1st August 2011

0.31% Urgent Notification (Your Cahoot Bank Account Has Been Block) alleged sender Cahoot reported 27th April 2010

0.28% REQUIRE: UPDATE YOUR PAYPAL PROFILE INFORMATION alleged sender PayPal reported 16th June 2014

0.28% Message Updates. alleged sender Barclays reported 25th September 2008

0.27% CONFIRM THE CHANGE OF ACCOUNT alleged sender UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION reported 14th June 2014

0.26% IMPORTANT - Halifax Online Service Message. alleged sender Halifax reported 16th June 2014

0.24% Dear Barclays Memeber, alleged sender Barclays reported 17th June 2014

0.24% [Norton Anti]Virgin Media Automated Billing Reminder alleged sender Virgin Media reported 17th June 2014

0.22% Virgin Media Automated Billing Reminder alleged sender Virgin Media Online reported 17th June 2014

0.19% Virgin Media Update alleged sender Virgin Media reported 18th June 2014

0.18% Barclays Bank: Online Banking Guarantee alleged sender Barclays reported 29th April 2010

0.17% Dear Barclays Memeber, alleged sender Barclays reported 18th June 2014

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
BARCLAYS	6
LLOYDS	3
PAYPAL	3
MEDIA	3
VIRGIN	3
AMERICA	1
GIBSON	1
BANK	1
DAVID	1
FINANCIAL	1
HALIFAX	1
ONLINE	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
IMPORTANT	6
DEAR	5
BARCLAYS	5
MEMEBER,	5
YOUR	3
BANK	3
LLOYDS	3
MESSAGE.	3
MEDIA	3
ACCOUNT	2
BILLING	2
PAYPAL	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	9
ISRAEL	5
FRANCE	2
UNITED KINGDOM	1
SWEDEN	1
NETHERLANDS	1

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