Weekly analysis - 4th July 2015 to 11th July 2015

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11-Jul-2015

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 4th July 2015 to 11th July 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 4th July 2015 to 11th July 2015


During the week we reported a total of 11 phishing scams

10 or 91% 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)

0.87% YOUR USAA ONLINE CONFIRMATION ALERT alleged sender USAA reported 5th July 2015

0.67% Important NatWest Message to your account alleged sender NatWest reported 6th July 2015

0.65% Apple Security Update alleged sender Apple reported 4th July 2015

0.63% ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER alleged sender JAMES B reported 7th July 2015

0.59% 1 NEW MESSAGE alleged sender National reported 4th July 2015

0.53% YOU HAVE ONE SECURITY MESSAGE FROM NATWEST CREDITCARD alleged sender NatWest CreditCard reported 3rd July 2015

0.53% New Security Alert Service alleged sender PayPal reported 3rd July 2015

0.5% ✉ PAYPAL ACCOUNT NO. 42501 RESTRICTED UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT ! ✔ alleged sender PayPal Inc reported 8th July 2015

0.48% [ APPLE ] : VIEW YOUR RECENT SECURITY-ACCOUNT alleged sender Apple reported 1st July 2015

0.48% ITUNES ACCOUNT HAS BEEN FROZEN ID1381A4C512582B66FF55 alleged sender iTunes reported 30th June 2015

0.48% You just need to confirm your billing address. alleged sender Microsoft reported 29th June 2015

0.46% PAYPAL ACCOUNT SERVICE alleged sender PayPal reported 27th June 2015

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
NATWEST	2
PAYPAL	2
VIRGIN	1
MONEY	1
MAIL	1
CHASE	1
USER	1
ONLINE	1
JAMES	1
INC	1
MICROSOFT	1
USAA	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	6
ACCOUNT	3
JUST	2
PAYMENT	2
ALERT	2
ONLINE	2
✔	2
ACTION	1
ACTIVITY	1
#PP	1
VIEW	1
COMPLETED	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
NETHERLANDS	2
UNITED STATES	2
PORTUGAL	1
BRAZIL	1
GERMANY	1
SERBIA	1
CZECH REPUBLIC	1

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