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Weekly analysis - 6th January 2018 to 13th January 2018

Weekly analysis - 6th January 2018 to 13th January 2018


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13-Jan-2018

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 6th January 2018 to 13th January 2018

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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 January 2018 to 13th January 2018


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)

  • 0.2% Re : Someone has your password - [ Saturday, January 6, 2018 (GMT7) ] alleged sender service@intl.paypal.com reported 6th January 2018

  • 0.18% INVOICE: This email confirms your purchase of the following subscription alleged sender Aρρle-ID reported 7th January 2018

  • 0.16% RE:Good News 05/01/2018 alleged sender MR. KEVIN BEN reported 9th January 2018

  • 0.16% YOUR ONLINE ACCESS HAS BEEN SUSPENDED alleged sender HSBC Bank plc reported 6th January 2018

  • 0.1% Re: [Invoice] Thank you for your purchase at Apple Store Order from Dec 26, 2017. alleged sender Order Confirmation AppIe reported 4th January 2018

  • 0.08% Important update for your Discover Card! alleged sender Discover reported 12th January 2018

  • 0.05% Your Amazon.com (#204-2683040-3434708) alleged sender Auto-Confirm Amazon reported 12th October 2017

  • 0.05% YOUR RECEIPT FROM APPLE STORE alleged sender Apple Service reported 2nd March 2017

  • 0.05% YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN IIMITED UNTII WE HEAR FROM YOU (CASE ID #PP-003-498-237-832) alleged sender PaypaI-Support reported 15th November 2017

  • 0.05% Invitation: Contacting Western Union email..(westernunion1087@gmail.com)call (+229-68 99 38 19) @ Wednesday, alleged sender western union reported 13th November 2017

  • 0.05% APPLE PURCHASE SUCCESSFULLY PAYMENT CONFIRMATION SPOTIFY PREMIUM alleged sender App Store reported 7th December 2017

  • 0.04% YOUR APPIE LD IS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. alleged sender Apple reported 7th February 2017

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

    Keyword Frequency
    DISCOVER 2
    BEN 1
    KEVIN 1
    MR. 1
    AρρLE-ID 1
    Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive

    Keyword Frequency
    YOUR 3
    UPDATE 2
    IMPORTANT 2
    CARD! 2
    FOR 2
    DISCOVER 2
    NEWS 1
    RE:GOOD 1
    05/01/2018 1
    SUBSCRIPTION 1
    EMAIL 1
    THIS 1

     

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

    Keyword Frequency
    UNITED STATES 4

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