Weekly analysis - 9th May 2015 to 16th May 2015

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16-May-2015

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 9th May 2015 to 16th May 2015

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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 9th May 2015 to 16th May 2015


During the week we reported a total of 16 phishing scams

16 or 100% 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)

0.46% IMPORTANT - Security Alert (message ref: 05092015) alleged sender Microsoft reported 10th May 2015

0.44% EARTHLINK RDP NO SMTP NEEDED AND EMAILS alleged sender EARTHLINK reported 11th May 2015

0.42% [PayPal]: Please Update your account informations alleged sender PayPal reported 11th May 2015

0.4% From: Garamov, Iuriy alleged sender Garamov, Iuriy reported 10th May 2015

0.36% EARTHLINK RDP NO SMTP NEEDED AND EMAILS alleged sender EARTHLINK reported 7th May 2015

0.34% Security alert : Unlock Your User ID. (Error Code XXXXX) alleged sender Chase Bank reported 12th May 2015

0.33% New Message alleged sender BT reported 12th May 2015

0.31% [ Wells Fargo ] Important Notification alleged sender Wells Fargo reported 8th May 2015

0.31% Limited Account alleged sender service@paypal.co.uk reported 13th May 2015

0.3% CONTACT(DR.WILLIAMS WATTS) IMMEDIATELY$$; alleged sender MRS. HELEN FEENEY reported 6th May 2015

0.29% YOUR ACCOUNT PAYPAL HAS BEEN LIMITED alleged sender Paypal reported 14th May 2015

0.29% IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT alleged sender IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT reported 2nd May 2015

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
EARTHLINK	3
PAYPAL	3
BANK	3
MICROSOFT	2
ROYAL	1
JOHNSON	1
DOUGLAS.	1
AMAZON	1
SERVICE@PAYPAL.CO.UK	1
IURIY	1
CHASE	1
GARAMOV,	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	6
YOUR	5
RDP	3
EARTHLINK	3
AND	3
EMAILS	3
ALERT	3
HAS	2
WITH	2
BEEN	2
SMTP	2
NEEDED	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	9
CHINA	2
FRANCE	2
AUSTRALIA	1
IRELAND	1
UNITED KINGDOM	1

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