Weekly analysis - 21st November 2015 to 28th November 2015

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28-Nov-2015

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 21st November 2015 to 28th November 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 21st November 2015 to 28th November 2015


During the week we reported a total of 26 phishing scams

22 or 85% 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)

0.36% SECURITY INFORMATION alleged sender Paypal reported 22nd November 2015

0.35% YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT HAS BEEN LIMITED. alleged sender PayPal reported 22nd November 2015

0.33% GOOGLE ID: PROFILE INACCURATE alleged sender Google Team reported 24th November 2015

0.32% YOUR PAYPAI ACCOUNT HAS BEEN IIMITED alleged sender PayPal reported 22nd November 2015

0.3% Security Alert: About Your Account alleged sender QuickBooks Online Payroll reported 23rd November 2015

0.29% SECURITY ALERT: ACCOUNT REVIEW alleged sender QuickBooks Payroll Services reported 23rd November 2015

0.28% Update Your PayPal Account ! alleged sender PayPal reported 22nd November 2015

0.27% RE: ILLUMINATI CONSPIRACIES - NATIONAL LOTTERY FIXTURES alleged sender National reported 20th November 2015

0.26% **Online Banking (Wire Transfer )*************************Payment Alert From Royal Bank Of alleged sender Royal Bank reported 19th November 2015

0.25% INCOMING MESSAGES FOR J@AOL.COM IS BLOCKED alleged sender Mail System Administrator reported 22nd November 2015

0.25% UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT alleged sender service@paypal.com Paypal reported 23rd November 2015

0.25% NOTE : TEAM PAYPAL YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT ! ✉ alleged sender service@intl.paypal reported 22nd November 2015

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
PAYPAL	6
SUPPORT	3
ONLINE	2
TEAM	2
QUICKBOOKS	2
EMAIL	2
PAYROLL	2
CHASE(SM)ONLINE.ACTIVE.CARD@CO	1
AUTO-CONFIRM@AMAZON.COM	1
PAY.SERVICE	1
CHASE	1
WATSON	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	14
YOUR	13
PAYPAL	6
SECURITY	5
UPDATE	4
PLEASE	3
ALERT:	2
VERIFY	2
FOR	2
BEEN	2
INFORMATION	2
HAS	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	15
UNITED KINGDOM	3
GERMANY	2
KAZAKHSTAN	1
MALAYSIA	1
NETHERLANDS	1
BRAZIL	1

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