Weekly analysis - 29th October 2016 to 5th November 2016

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05-Nov-2016

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 29th October 2016 to 5th November 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 29th October 2016 to 5th November 2016


During the week we reported a total of 14 phishing scams

13 or 93% 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)

0.58% PayPal Account Limited alleged sender PayPal reported 28th July 2007

0.3% Your Citi Bank Account Has Been Temporarily Suspended alleged sender Citi Bank reported 2nd November 2016

0.29% Wells Fargo Bank: You Have 1 Unread Security Message Alert alleged sender Wells Fargo reported 31st October 2016

0.29% Dear Customer alleged sender Money Gram reported 1st November 2016

0.27% SECURITY NOTICE alleged sender Barclays Wealth reported 1st November 2016

0.26% Your Apple ID Has Been Discontinued. alleged sender Apple reported 31st October 2016

0.26% Bank of America Account Update & Security Maintenance alleged sender Bank of reported 3rd November 2016

0.25% Your USAA Preference Verification Required alleged sender USAA reported 30th October 2016

0.25% Your funds transfer to another customer alleged sender Wells Fargo reported 2nd November 2016

0.25% Support alleged sender Microsoft reported 4th November 2016

0.21% RE: UPDATE YOUR APPLE ID ACCOUNT INFORMATION ! alleged sender Apple reported 1st November 2016

0.18% Urgent - You Have An E-Payment Transfer Pending alleged sender USAA reported 31st October 2016

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
BANK	2
APPLE	2
FARGO	2
USAA	2
WELLS	2
CITI	1
PAYPAL.SERVICE	1
APPLE.ID@ICLOUD.COM	1
MICROSOFT	1
WEALTH	1
SUPPORT	1
BARCLAYS	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	7
ACCOUNT	5
UPDATE	3
INFORMATION	3
SECURITY	3
BEEN	2
APPLE	2
NOTICE	2
CUSTOMER	2
TRANSFER	2
BANK	2
URGENT	2

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	9
VIET NAM	2
INDONESIA	1

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