Weekly analysis - 6th June 2015 to 13th June 2015

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13-Jun-2015

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 6th June 2015 to 13th June 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 6th June 2015 to 13th June 2015


During the week we reported a total of 16 phishing scams

14 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)

0.72% Не ждите, действуйте! alleged sender Ксения Глебовна reported 7th June 2015

0.6% ALERT MESSAGE FROM CHASE ONLINE(SM) alleged sender Chase reported 8th June 2015

0.6% Update Your PayPal Account ! alleged sender PayPal reported 8th June 2015

0.59% Verify your Apple ID information alleged sender Apple reported 8th June 2015

0.59% ITUNES ACCOUNT HAS BEEN FROZEN ID2725A4B441384E14AFD3 alleged sender iTunes reported 9th June 2015

0.58% [Notice] : Update Your Account Information Case ID PP 003-498-237 alleged sender PayPal reported 6th June 2015

0.58% YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT WILL BE LIMITED UPDATE IT NOW . ✔ alleged sender PayPal Service ✔ reported 6th June 2015

0.54% 5:28:42 alleged sender 楼凤小姐良家兼职信息 reported 10th June 2015

0.52% WE SELL ONLY GENUINE EARTHLINK RDP NO SMTP NEEDED alleged sender EARTHLINK reported 10th June 2015

0.5% You just need to confirm your billing address. alleged sender PayPal Service reported 6th June 2015

0.5% WE SELL ONLY GENUINE EARTHLINK RDP NO SMTP NEEDED alleged sender EARTHLINK reported 9th June 2015

0.49% Essential for sunmtnsft@aol.com alleged sender AOL reported 5th June 2015

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
PAYPAL	4
EARTHLINK	2
AMERICAN	1
TEAM	1
SECURITY	1
USAA	1
	1
AMAZON.COM	1
MERCANTILE	1
EXPRESS	1
Жанна	1
CHASE	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	7
ACCOUNT	4
UPDATE	4
PAYPAL	3
EARTHLINK	3
NEEDED	3
SMTP	3
SELL	2
GENUINE	2
RDP	2
RDP,	2
IMPORTANT	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	9
SINGAPORE	2
HUNGARY	1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	1
INDIA	1
SWITZERLAND	1

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