Weekly analysis - 9th April 2016 to 16th April 2016

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16-Apr-2016

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 9th April 2016 to 16th April 2016

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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 April 2016 to 16th April 2016


During the week we reported a total of 19 phishing scams

18 or 95% 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)

0.62% RE:YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT alleged sender CBN reported 11th April 2016

0.53% TESCO ALERT, SECURITY UPDATE REQUIRED alleged sender TESCO BANK reported 11th April 2016

0.4% IMPORTANT HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS ALERT alleged sender HMRC Tax Refund Services reported 8th April 2016

0.39% 回家的路上有平安 平安交通意外险 为您保平安 alleged sender 中国平安 reported 11th April 2016

0.37% WARNING : UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION alleged sender Account Notification reported 11th April 2016

0.32% Customer Notice alleged sender NatWest reported 13th April 2016

0.31% Notice of Policy Updates ✔ alleged sender Pay-Pal reported 8th April 2016

0.3% PHARMACY-ONLINE alleged sender Nick Madsen reported 13th April 2016

0.29% UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION alleged sender Service reported 13th April 2016

0.28% UPDATE! alleged sender E-mail TEAM reported 10th April 2016

0.27% VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT! alleged sender Mail Administrator reported 10th April 2016

0.26% 1ST PAGE ON GOOGLE WITH GUARANTEED !! alleged sender Anita Garg reported 15th April 2016

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
NATWEST	2
KI-MOON	1
JOB	1
BAN	1
MADSEN	1
NICK	1
ADMIRATION	1
MR.JACK	1
CHASE	1
CENTER	1
GARG	1
ANITA	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	9
ACCOUNT	5
UPDATE	3
WITH	3
NOTICE	2
PAYMENT	2
INFORMATION	2
BANK	2
HAS	1
APPLICANTS	1
WANTED	1
BEEN	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	8
BRAZIL	1
UNITED KINGDOM	1
GERMANY	1
CANADA	1

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