Warning! These top Bollywood celeb’s names are the riskiest search results online in India
The Internet has become a global village where people can interact with anyone at any time. However, a report suggested that searching something about some celebrities can put your system at risk. A list of celebrities has been released by a cybersecurity company on Tuesday which claimed to be the riskiest search online.
Bollywood actors Tabu, Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Taapsee Pannu, Divyanka Tripathi, and Sonakshi Sinha are among the Bollywood personalities whose names are in the list. By searching their names a user could be reached to the malicious sites and viruses linked pages.
The celebrity who topped the list of McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrity list 2020 is global football sensation, Cristiano Ronaldo.
While the second position is bagged by Indian actress Tabu on the list followed by Tapsee Pannu, Anushka Sharma, and Sonakshi Sinha. The other Indian stars' names are in the top list include Armaan Malik, Sara Ali Khan, Divyanka Tripathi, Shah Rukh Khan, and Arijit Singh.
"As consumers scout the web for free entertainment now more than ever, cybercriminals trail close behind, capitalising on this interest. Unsuspecting users often look for free and pirated content such as major sports events, movies, TV shows, along with images and leaked videos of their favourite celebs. Bad actors leverage consumers’ fascination with pop culture and drive unsuspecting fans to malicious websites that install malware on their devices, potentially putting personal information at risk,” Venkat Krishnapur, Vice President of Engineering and Managing Director, McAfee India, said in a statement.
“When consumers compromise on security in favour of convenience and freebies, they put their digital lives at risk. It is vital that fans stay vigilant, avoid suspicious links that promise free content, and think twice before clicking.”
“Unsuspecting users often look for free and pirated content such as major sports events, movies, TV shows along with images and leaked videos of their favourite celebs. Bad actors (cybercriminals) leverage consumers’ fascination with pop culture and drive unsuspecting fans to malicious websites that install malware on their devices, potentially putting personal information at risk,” Krishnapur said in a statement.
“When consumers compromise on security in favour of convenience and freebies, they put their digital lives at risk. It is vital that fans stay vigilant, avoid suspicious links that promise free content, and think twice before clicking,” he added.
In order to elude such harmful viruses, McAffee suggests users should refrain from visiting the third party websites linked to the page while streaming websites. Also, users should shun to download mp3 files, those often contain malware.
-With agency inputs
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First published: 7 October 2020, 16:50 IST