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Weekly analysis - 4th August 2018 to 11th August 2018

Weekly analysis - 4th August 2018 to 11th August 2018


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11-Aug-2018

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 4th August 2018 to 11th August 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 4th August 2018 to 11th August 2018


During the week we reported a total of 2 phishing scams

2 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)

  • 0.86% We noticed some significant changes to your account activities. on August 3, 2018, 1:50 am [ Tickets ID: YYCSA alleged sender PayPal lnc. reported 3rd August 2018

  • 0.65% Account Alert alleged sender Service PayPal reported 4th August 2018

  • 0.61% Urgent Customer Security Warning: Java Vulnerability alleged sender Warning reported 11th April 2013

  • 0.48% Update Your Account alleged sender Bank of America reported 27th July 2018

  • 0.48% eBay vehicle for sale alleged sender Dave Jacobs reported 19th July 2018

  • 0.48% Important Notice (New Online Banking Authentication Procedure) alleged sender TSB Bank Plc reported 19th July 2018

  • 0.48% Money Gram Reference number:70289895 alleged sender Anthony accracken reported 18th July 2018

  • 0.46% YOUR PAYMENT OF $11.500,000 USD alleged sender BOA reported 22nd July 2018

  • 0.26% Amazon account verification alleged sender Amazon reported 5th August 2018

  • 0.16% IMPORTANT Security Issues [Incident 040921] alleged sender Halifax reported 2nd July 2011

  • 0.12% The Aol. Rewards Programme is here alleged sender Chase reported 4th December 2010

  • 0.1% HALIFAX ONLINE SERVICE : A NEW DOCUMENT HAS ARRIVED alleged sender Halifax reported 17th September 2011

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

    Keyword Frequency
    LETTER 1
    CALCULATION 1
    AMAZON 1

     

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

    Keyword Frequency
    CALCULATIONS 1
    2016/17 1
    WHAT 1
    DO. 1
    TAXREVENUE 1
    (PAYE) 1
    ACCOUNT 1
    VERIFICATION 1
    P800 1
    AMAZON 1
    Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive

    Keyword Frequency
    SOUTH AFRICA 1
    UKRAINE 1

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