For the third year in a row, McAfee researched Hollywood’s glamorous
stars and pop culture’s most famous people to reveal the riskiest
celebrities on the Web. McAfee’s latest report found that searches for
Barack or Michelle Obama posed a lesser threat compared to others.
“Cybercriminals are star watchers too – they latch onto popular celebrities to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise,” said Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Avert Labs. “Consumers’ obsession with celebrity news and culture is harmless in theory, but one bad download can cause a lot of damage to a computer.
“Cybercriminals are star watchers too – they latch onto popular celebrities to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise,” said Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Avert Labs. “Consumers’ obsession with celebrity news and culture is harmless in theory, but one bad download can cause a lot of damage to a computer.
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