Weekly analysis - 14th January 2017 to 21st January 2017

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21-Jan-2017

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 14th January 2017 to 21st January 2017

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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 14th January 2017 to 21st January 2017


During the week we reported a total of 28 phishing scams

28 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)

0.47% YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN LIMITED UNTIL WE HEAR FROM YOU alleged sender Account reported 14th January 2017

0.41% YOUR APPLE ID WAS USED TO SIGN IN TO IMESSAGE ON AN IPHONE 6. alleged sender Apple reported 17th January 2017

0.37% PLease update your Account Information alleged sender Apple reported 16th January 2017

0.36% Confirm your account alleged sender Microsoft reported 15th January 2017

0.35% Your account needs 2-step security verification alleged sender Halifax Uk reported 16th January 2017

0.34% A woman has already marked your current profile alleged sender AOL reported 16th January 2017

0.31% Your Amazon.co.uk Account alleged sender Amazon.co.uk reported 18th January 2017

0.29% Chase Secure Message alleged sender Chase Online reported 14th January 2017

0.27% Someone seems to have tagged your very own account alleged sender AOL reported 18th January 2017

0.27% IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM CAPITALONE360 BANK. alleged sender Capitalone360 reported 19th January 2017

0.26% USAA Payment Received alleged sender USAA reported 15th January 2017

0.26% youve been matched with Lena alleged sender AOL reported 18th January 2017

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
AOL	8
SUPPORT	3
NATWEST	3
USAA	3
APPLE	2
ICLOUD	2
JENNIFER	1
RITCHIE,	1
BANK	1
ALERTS	1
CAPITALONE360	1
AMERICA	1

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	17
ACCOUNT	9
HAS	7
WITH	5
NEW	5
BEEN	4
MESSAGE	4
CURRENT	4
IMPORTANT	4
PROFILE	4
TAGGED	4
MATCHED	3

 

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

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	24
SWITZERLAND	1
PHILIPPINES	1
CZECH REPUBLIC	1
ITALY	1

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