Weekly analysis - 19th November 2016 to 26th November 2016

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26-Nov-2016

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 19th November 2016 to 26th 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 19th November 2016 to 26th November 2016

During the week we reported a total of 7 phishing scams

7 or 100% 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)

0.39% Apple Account alleged sender Apple Support reported 21st November 2016

0.34% New online login authentication procedures alleged sender NatWest reported 23rd November 2016

0.3% Your Apple ID was used to sign in to iMessage on an iPhone 6. alleged sender Apple reported 25th November 2016

0.26% Your Account alleged sender Tesco Credit Card Services reported 23rd November 2016

0.21% Apple Account alleged sender Apple Support reported 19th November 2016

0.2% MY SUBJECT alleged sender USAA reported 19th November 2016

0.17% PAYPAL - VERIFICATION REQUIRED alleged sender info reported 24th November 2016

0.13% Customer Alert alleged sender Paypa1 Online reported 16th November 2014

0.11% Your Order with Amazon.com alleged sender AUTO-CONFIRM@AMAZON.COM reported 8th October 2012

0.1% Chase Online Notification alleged sender Chase Online reported 18th November 2016

0.1% Alert: Unread new SECURED message alleged sender Wells Fargo reported 18th November 2016

0.09% Account update - Receipt #97548978 alleged sender SERVICE ACCOUNT reported 18th November 2016

Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
APPLE	2
SUPPORT	2
INFO	1
MEDIA	1
SERVICES	1
VIRGIN	1
CREDIT	1
NATWEST	1
TESCO	1
CARD	1

Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	3
APPLE	2
ACCOUNT	2
CONFIRM	1
PLEASE	1
[PAYPAL]	1
IPHONE	1
INFORMATIONS	1
MEDIA	1
VIRGIN	1
FROM	1
UPDATE	1

Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	6

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