Weekly analysis - 28th October 2017 to 4th November 2017

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04-Nov-2017

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 28th October 2017 to 4th November 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 28th October 2017 to 4th November 2017

During the week we reported a total of 6 phishing scams

4 or 67% 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)

0.64% PAYMENT RECEIPT EVOLVE MONSTER : 6540 DIAMONDS alleged sender Support reported 20th October 2017

0.57% More @Aol 2017 alleged sender AOL reported 1st November 2017

0.54% Please view this important document alleged sender Michael David reported 26th October 2017

0.52% Your online account status alleged sender Santander reported 22nd October 2017

0.47% [News] Message From U.S Bank Online alleged sender U.S Bank Online reported 1st November 2017

0.46% Info alleged sender AOL reported 2nd November 2017

0.23% IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR CUSTOMERS alleged sender NatWest reported 23rd June 2012

0.22% Your Reagan Account Has been compromised alleged sender Munk, Allison reported 1st November 2017

0.12% Your receipt from Apple. alleged sender Apple Security Alert reported 3rd November 2017

0.11% Temporarily Restriction Notice alleged sender Natwest reported 28th September 2017

0.11% SECURITY ALERT : ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT !! alleged sender Netflix Inc. reported 3rd November 2017

0.09% Your Amazon.com (#204-2683040-3434708) alleged sender Auto-Confirm Amazon reported 12th October 2017

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

Keyword Frequency

AOL 2
APPLE 1
SECURITY 1
NETFLIX 1
INC. 1
ALERT 1
ONLINE 1
ALLISON 1
1
U.S 1
BANK 1

MUNK, 1

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

Keyword Frequency

YOUR 3
FROM 2
ACCOUNT 2
@AOL 1
2017 1
INFO 1
APPLE. 1
ABOUT 1
ALERT 1
SECURITY 1
MORE 1

RECEIPT 1

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

Keyword Frequency

UNITED STATES 6

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