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Weekly analysis - 6th May 2017 to 13th May 2017

Weekly analysis - 6th May 2017 to 13th May 2017


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13-May-2017

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 6th May 2017 to 13th May 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 6th May 2017 to 13th May 2017


During the week we reported a total of 4 phishing scams

4 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)

  • 1.42% Important Message alleged sender NatWest Bank reported 7th May 2017

  • 1.12% Dude. This acid. alleged sender spoof reported 9th May 2017

  • 1.02% Security Alert. alleged sender Microsoft reported 9th May 2017

  • 0.8% JONNYHU321@AOL.COM ACCOUNT SECURITY VERIFICATION CODE alleged sender NatWest reported 7th May 2017

  • 0.57% PAY ANY AMOUNT FOR YOU TO PICKUP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT alleged sender Dr Doulas Jones reported 6th May 2017

  • 0.3% You will never regret watching this. alleged sender Alicia R. Cochran reported 6th May 2017

  • 0.16% Customer Alert alleged sender Paypa1 Online reported 16th November 2014

  • 0.13% Your account will be limited until we hear from you. alleged sender service@paypal.co.uk reported 3rd May 2017

  • 0.1% MWQM-524 & 6106 Steve Scott alleged sender anita@beeeco.co.uk reported 4th May 2017

  • 0.09% Your Order with Amazon.com alleged sender AUTO-CONFIRM@AMAZON.COM reported 8th October 2012

  • 0.09% RECEIVE YOUR O2 BILL IS READY (CONTAINS MALWARE SANESECURITY.MALWARE.26842.UNOFFICIAL) alleged sender O2 reported 13th April 2017

  • 0.09% CLAIM YOUR JOHN LEWIS VOUCHER alleged sender John Lewis reported 29th May 2015

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

    Keyword Frequency
    NATWEST 2
    MICROSOFT 1
    BANK 1
    SPOOF 1

     

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

    Keyword Frequency
    SECURITY 2
    DUDE. 1
    THIS 1
    ACID. 1
    MESSAGE 1
    ALERT. 1
    IMPORTANT 1
    ACCOUNT 1
    VERIFICATION 1
    CODE 1
    JONNYHU321@AOL.COM 1
    Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive

    Keyword Frequency
    UNITED STATES 2
    BRAZIL 1
    KENYA 1

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