When fans look up gossip of their favourite stars, they fall into the cyber crime web.
but now it seems like she’s the most dangerous celebrity online!
In McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrity survey conducted online, Priyanka aka Piggy Chops won the number one spot, according to IANS. Cyber criminals use celebrities to take advantage of fans seeking information about stars and often lure in unsuspecting supporters to websites laden with malware that can steal passwords and personal information.
“In India, where celebrities are given the status of semi-Gods, cyber criminals often use their names to lure people in to sites that actually host malicious software designed to compromise personal details and disrupt devices,” said V Krishnapur, vice president McAfee India.
“By including the names of popular celebrities in a website’s search tags, cyber criminals are able to direct more visitors to malicious sites where they may unwittingly sign up for spam or harmful spyware ending up with a malware-ridden devices,” he added.
The top 5 dangerous Bollywood celebrities online, apart from Priyanka, are:
Shahrukh Khan aka King Khan
Salman Khan aka Sallu Bhai
Kareena Kapoor aka Bebo
Akshay Kumar aka Khiladi Kumar
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2013.
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