Weekly analysis - 21st June 2014 to 28th June 2014

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28-Jun-2014

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 21st June 2014 to 28th 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 21st June 2014 to 28th June 2014

During the week we reported a total of 7 phishing scams

5 or 71% 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)

0.59% You have a new message. 208.43.198.157 alleged sender paypal reported 1st August 2011

0.55% Dear Barclays Memeber, alleged sender Barclays reported 22nd June 2014

0.54% We need to update some important information. alleged sender Halifax Bank reported 24th June 2014

0.51% Restriction On Your Account alleged sender Barclays reported 21st June 2014

0.35% Dear Barclays Memeber, alleged sender Barclays reported 21st June 2014

0.34% HSBC - Your Online Banking is about to expire alleged sender HSBC Bank reported 3rd August 2008

0.3% Message Updates. alleged sender Barclays reported 25th September 2008

0.29% NOTICE OF CHANGES TO THE PAYPAL USER AGREEMENT alleged sender Paypal Customers Service reported 27th June 2014

0.27% NOTIFICATION FROM NATWEST BANK alleged sender Natwest Bank UK reported 26th June 2014

0.25% Your Chase Account Has Been Blocked! alleged sender Chase reported 26th June 2014

0.23% BT Planned Software Uprade alleged sender BT reported 27th June 2014

0.22% Important Security Message. from Lloyds Bank alleged sender Lloyds reported 20th June 2014

Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
BANK	2
NATWEST	2
CUSTOMERS	1
SERVICE	1
PAYPAL	1
CHASE	1
BARCLAYS	1
HALIFAX	1

Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	2
IMPORTANT	2
ACCOUNT	2
UPRADE	1
NOTICE	1
SOFTWARE	1
PLANNED	1
BLOCKED!	1
CHANGES	1
THE	1
INFORMATION	1
ABOUT	1

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

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