Weekly analysis - 25th October 2014 to 1st November 2014

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01-Nov-2014

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 25th October 2014 to 1st November 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 25th October 2014 to 1st November 2014


During the week we reported a total of 8 phishing scams

7 or 88% 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)

0.76% Ronald J Thomas, Personal message on Google! alleged sender AutomationGoogleSupport reported 27th October 2014

0.76% You have a new message. 208.43.198.157 alleged sender paypal reported 1st August 2011

0.73% Your Account is Limited. alleged sender PayPal reported 27th October 2014

0.67% Verify Your Account alleged sender Chase Online Security reported 28th October 2014

0.67% YOU HAVE ONE SECURITY MESSAGE FROM NATWEST CREDITCARD alleged sender NatWest CreditCard reported 26th October 2014

0.66% Your account will be closed within 24 hours please verify your account alleged sender PayPal reported 27th October 2014

0.58% YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN LIMITED ! alleged sender Paypal Inc. reported 25th October 2014

0.56% YOU HAVE ONE SECURITY MESSAGE FROM NATWEST CREDITCARD alleged sender NatWest CreditCard reported 25th October 2014

0.54% LLOYDS BANK - ACCOUNT VERIFICATION NOTICE. alleged sender Lloyds Bank reported 25th October 2014

0.54% Your recent purchase with your ID. alleged sender Apple reported 23rd October 2014

0.54% YOUR AOL PAYMENT WAS DECLINED alleged sender AOL reported 24th October 2014

0.52% Your Account is Limited. alleged sender PayPal reported 25th October 2014

 

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
PAYPAL	4
SERVICES	1
INC.	1
APPLE	1
SECURITY	1
LNC	1
ONLINE	1
CREDITCARD	1
AUTOMATIONGOOGLESUPPORT	1
CHASE	1
NATWEST	1

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	7
YOUR	7
YOU	2
WILL	2
VERIFY	2
MESSAGE	2
LIMITED!	1
GOOGLE!	1
THOMAS,	1
PERSONAL	1
APPLE	1
LIMITED	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	5
ITALY	2
GERMANY	1

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