Weekly analysis - 8th October 2016 to 15th October 2016

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15-Oct-2016

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 8th October 2016 to 15th October 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 8th October 2016 to 15th October 2016


During the week we reported a total of 162 phishing scams

116 or 72% 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)

0.42% ONLINE BANKING ALERT FROM US BANK ONLINE alleged sender US reported 10th October 2016

0.28% LLOYDS BANK : UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION alleged sender Lloyds reported 10th October 2016

0.27% YOUR LAST CHANCE TO UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION. alleged sender PayPal reported 12th October 2016

0.26% WE NOTICED UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT alleged sender service reported 9th October 2016

0.23% GET £15 AMAZON VOUCHER WHEN YOU TAKE OUT HOME ENERGY PLAN WITH US alleged sender FPC reported 11th October 2016

0.22% Receipt for your payment to BT Wi-fi with Fon - Access Pass alleged sender service@paypal.co.uk reported 12th October 2016

0.22% TESCO BANK ALERTS: URGENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED alleged sender Tesco Bank reported 11th October 2016

0.21% Hello Dear, The first $5,000.00 has been sent today. My working partner has helped me send the first $5,000.00 alleged sender BEN TAYLOR reported 11th October 2016

0.2% NEW USAA ONLINE MESSAGE alleged sender USAA reported 10th October 2016

0.2% 浪琴，高帅富的您应该拥有一只这样的腕表，白富美的您还缺一只腕表。 alleged sender 浪琴 reported 11th October 2016

0.19% WE ARE SORRY BUT YOUR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD IS SUSPENDED. alleged sender VISA reported 10th October 2016

0.19% [1722008]201612CCAPF2016331-43[82pqyjh9ab5lkpbna05uj3g3cw6bk6oxr13j] alleged sender Yahoo.com reported 10th October 2016

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
BANK	15
PAYPAL	13
APPLE	9
ACCOUNT	9
SERVICE	8
BARCLAYS	8
SUPPORT	8
AMAZON	7
TESCO	6
AMERICA	5
NATWEST	4
CUSTOMER	4

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	74
ACCOUNT	54
HAS	17
UPDATE	14
BEEN	14
YOU	13
INFORMATION	13
FROM	13
NEW	11
ONLINE	9
ALERT	9
CARD	8

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	74
AUSTRALIA	5
GERMANY	5
ITALY	4
IRELAND	4
CANADA	3
UNITED KINGDOM	3
CHINA	3
POLAND	2
PORTUGAL	2
ARGENTINA	2
HONG KONG	2

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