Weekly analysis - 5th July 2014 to 12th July 2014

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12-Jul-2014

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 5th July 2014 to 12th July 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 5th July 2014 to 12th July 2014

During the week we reported a total of 16 phishing scams

13 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)

0.7% You have a new message. 208.43.198.157 alleged sender paypal reported 1st August 2011

0.5% Notice of changes to the PayPal User Agreement : alleged sender service@paypal.co.uk reported 8th July 2014

0.45% PayPal Update ! alleged sender PayPal reported 7th July 2014

0.4% YOUR HSBC SECURE KEY alleged sender HSBC BANK PLC reported 7th July 2014

0.39% Your BT Account Validation alleged sender BT reported 9th July 2014

0.36% Important information about your account alleged sender NatWest reported 7th July 2014

0.33% Access to Online Banking Service alleged sender Natwest reported 5th July 2014

0.33% YOUR HSBC SECURE KEY alleged sender HSBC BANK PLC reported 6th July 2014

0.33% ACCOUNT UPDATE alleged sender NatWest Bank reported 9th July 2014

0.33% *** *** ACCOUNT ON HOLD alleged sender LLOYDS TSB reported 10th July 2014

0.31% Access to Online Banking Service. alleged sender NatWest reported 9th July 2014

0.25% Apple alleged sender Apple reported 5th July 2014

Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
NATWEST	6
BANK	3
HSBC	2
PAYPAL	2
PLC	2
UNION	1
PAYMENT	1
WESTERN	1
SERVICE	1
LLOYDS	1
SERVICE@PAYPAL.CO.UK	1
TSB	1

Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	8
ACCOUNT	7
PAYPAL	3
UPDATE	2
ACCESS	2
ONLINE	2
SERVICE.	2
***	2
BANKING	2
SECURE	2
HSBC	2
KEY	2

Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	5
FRANCE	2
UNITED KINGDOM	2
NETHERLANDS	2
BULGARIA	1
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF	1
PORTUGAL	1
POLAND	1
CANADA	1

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