Weekly analysis - 28th November 2020 to 5th December 2020

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05-Dec-2020

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 28th November 2020 to 5th December 2020

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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 November 2020 to 5th December 2020

During the week we reported a total of 3 phishing scams

2 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)

0.32% Mail sent from Amazon : Important Information alerts we have restricted the ways in which you can use the alleged sender Customer Service reported 29th November 2020

0.2% Your PayPal account has been limited alleged sender PayPaI reported 11th November 2020

0.19% Update required – Netflix account on hold alleged sender TeamNeflix reported 23rd October 2020

0.19% SECURITY ALERT: keep your account safe,multiple login on your account. alleged sender PayPal Credit reported 17th August 2020

0.19% Your account has been locked alleged sender AppIe Service reported 6th July 2020

0.13% NEW MESSAGE FROM CHASE ONLINE BANKING [CHASE JPMORGAN] VALUED CHASE(SM... alleged sender Chase reported 24th November 2020

0.12% AFbank.com Security Alteration Insecure alleged sender Armed Forces Bank reported 23rd November 2005

0.12% You can no longer use Amazon.co.uk. (Ref ID - RA-L-19881291981) alleged sender Amazon.com.uk reported 25th November 2020

0.11% [Deliver parcel from Amazon.co.uk] - 7:42:07 AM-11/13/2020 https://dpd.co.uk/delivery alleged sender D P D Delivery reported 13th November 2020

0.1% You can no longer use Amazon.co.uk. (Ref ID - AA-L-9881291981) alleged sender support@amazon.co.uk reported 25th August 2020

0.1% Mail delivery failed:bmoore49@bex.net upgrade to stop returning message to sender alleged sender Buckeye Webmail reported 6th September 2020

0.1% Your Wells Fargo Online has been disabled alleged sender Wells Fargo Online reported 17th June 2020

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

Keyword Frequency

COM 1
AOL. 1
EVE 1
SERVICE 1
CUSTOMER 1

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

Keyword Frequency

THE 2
GOOD 1
USE 1
NEWS 1
CAN 1
05/12/2020 1
RGWALKER99@AOL.COM 1
REVIEW 1
RE:PLEASE 1
STEVE 1
YOU 1

WAYS 1

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

Keyword Frequency

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2

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