Weekly analysis - 20th October 2018 to 27th October 2018

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27-Oct-2018

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 20th October 2018 to 27th October 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 20th October 2018 to 27th October 2018

During the week we reported a total of 3 phishing scams

3 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)

0.16% Re : [ Status Updater] Your receipt from Netflix. - Mon, Oct 22, 2018. - Document Purchase: - Recibo : alleged sender Netflix Account reported 22nd October 2018

0.16% CANNABIS GUMMIES Without a Prescription in All 50 States alleged sender Google reported 22nd October 2018

0.05% Final Reminder: Restriction on Your Amazon.com account alleged sender Amazon.com reported 26th October 2018

0.05% Bank of America Alert: Online Banking ID Looked Up alleged sender onlinebanking reported 13th December 2010

0.03% [Important] : Activate Your Account alleged sender iCloud reported 12th October 2018

0.03% Your Citibank Account Has Been Blocked alleged sender service@citibank.com reported 21st November 2010

0.03% IMPORTANT: Restore Your Bank of America Account alleged sender Bank of America reported 30th August 2018

0.03% Your Order with Amazon.com alleged sender AUTO-CONFIRM@AMAZON.COM reported 8th October 2012

0.03% Your E-mail Request For Rectification alleged sender Outlook.com reported 10th September 2018

0.03% Amazon Order Confirmation alleged sender Amazon Order reported 21st August 2018

0.03% FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. alleged sender WESTER UNION OFFICE reported 10th October 2018

0.03% Your credit card account is scheduled to be closed alleged sender Bank of America reported 5th October 2018

Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
AMAZON.COM	1
ACCOUNT	1
NETFLIX	1
GOOGLE	1

Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
YOUR	2
PURCHASE:	1
DOCUMENT	1
2018.	1
22,	1
RECIBO	1
FINAL	1
ACCOUNT	1
AMAZON.COM	1
RESTRICTION	1
REMINDER:	1
OCT	1

Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
ESTONIA	1
UNITED STATES	1

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