INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Looking for more information about your favorite celebrities online? You might want to be careful as it could get you hacked according to
McAfee's 2019 list of the most dangerous celebrities to search for online.For the thirteenth year in a row, the McAfee has researched
which famous individuals generate the riskiest search results that could potentially expose fans to malicious websites and viruses.Actress
Alexis Bledel, most commonly known for portraying Rory Gilmore in the network TV show Gilmore Girls, tops this year's list followed by the
Late Late Show's host James Corden
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner came in third and other notable celebrities on McAfee's list include Anna Kendrick, Lupita Nyong'o,
Jimmy Fallon, Jackie Chan, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Marvel actress Tessa Thompson.Alexis Bledel and Sophie Turner's names are strongly
Although consumers have access to more content than ever before with a wide variety of streaming services now available, many still choose
to put their digital lives at risk in exchange for pirated content.Consumers are interacting with content across multiple devices and
conducting potentially dangerous searches across the internet to find the latest information or gossip on them without fear of
consequence.However, for cybercriminals, this creates a huge opportunity to lure unsuspecting consumers to malicious websites that may
install malware or steal personal information and passwords.Chief consumer security evangelist at McAfee, Gary Davis explained that
searches they conduct pose risk, nor may they understand the detrimental effects that can occur when personal information is compromised in
exchange for access to their favorite celebrities, movies, TV shows or music
Criminals use deceptive websites to dupe unsuspecting consumers into accessing malicious files or content
It is essential that consumers learn to protect their digital lives from lurking cybercriminals by thinking twice before they click on
caution on what they click, refrain from using illegal streaming sites and protect their devices online with antivirus and anti-malware
