The 13 Most Dangerous Celebrities on the Internet

Who knew following a beloved former P.O.T.U.S. on Twitter would be lethal? Back in 2009, during his presidential campaign, Obama’s official account was hacked, seemingly tweeting out, “What is your opinion on Barack Obama? Take the survey and possibly win $500 in free gas,” associated with a link containing malware.

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Despite being known for her lighthearted, lovable roles a la Rory Gilmore, Bledel’s dark realities on set of The Handmaid’s Tale follow her home as she has become the number one target for malicious search results according to a 2019 survey done by cybersecurity software company, McAfee. Her name was commonly linked with the word “torrent.” Where Bledel leads, maybe we shouldn’t follow?

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Eighteen-year-old Eilish has had one hell of a year. It’s no surprise then, that her name has generated virus- and malware-filled links — duh!

The Grammys. The hits. Even her name is at the top of our roster for baby names of 2020.

Searching for the latest viral carpool karaoke video from the late-night host, Corden has proven to be more susceptible to suspect links.

"Consumers may not be fully aware that the searches they conduct pose a risk, nor may they understand the detrimental effects that can occur when personal information is compromised in exchange for access to their favourite celebrities, movies, TV shows or music,” writes Gary Davis, McAfee’s Consumer Security Evangelist. “Many users don’t realize that simple internet searches of their favourite celebrities could potentially lead to malicious content, as cybercriminals often leverage these popular searches to entice users to click on dangerous links.”

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Think twice before visiting the website of Canadian sweetheart, Celine Dion. Her fan photo gallery was once used to display hockey spam that asked fans of the “My Heart Will Go On” singer to fill out their personal information and payment details after clicking a link.

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Like the case with Bledel, specific search terms revealed to have a higher chance of pulling in vulnerable devices. In 2016, typing “Amy Schumer Torrent” into Google landed you a whopping 33 per cent chance of being funnelled to a malicious website.

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Whether it was her wedding to Jonas Brothers bandmate, Joe Jonas, or the highly anticipated end to that series, Games of Thrones, Turner became a target last year for viruses and spam.

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Surprisingly, another late-night host to join McAfee’s infamous 2019 list was Fallon. However, due to the exclusivity and A-list celebrities his show brings in, Fallon’s viral interview videos are most likely the culprit.

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Don’t hit comment one more time! Spears’ Instagram account was once a cesspool for Russian trolls who would post a bitly link hidden in between hashtags and other random jargon. Once clicked, users were taken to a website to download a fake Firefox browser plugin. Once downloaded, the plugin monitored everything typed into the browser, including passwords, personal details, and banking logins.

While it was an odd, roundabout backdoor technique, this made it much more tricky to shut down, as the URL was well-hidden and not identifiable in the malware code.

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Who doesn’t want to score a ticket to be in the audience of “Ellen’s 12 Days of Giveaways”?

Scammers used this urge as bait to score access to susceptible computers and phones by creating fake DeGeneres Facebook pages that posed the Photoshopped daytime talk show host in front of cash, fancy cars, and large cheques. Posts that ran on these various pages used images and videos stolen from DeGeneres’ real social media accounts. Though, if you actually watched the videos, you’ll notice they’re not even related to the alleged giveaway. Hence why the comments contained various links for users to click to get the details on how they can score a seat at the taping. The only thing these batch of fans got was malware. Nothing kind about that, huh?

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This actually isn’t a fun one, as Bad Gal Riri has continuously been used as bate to lure curious types to her sex tape. And P.S. there is no sex tape.

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Rumours of the acclaimed martial artist’s involvement in Rush Hour 4 and a Karate Kid sequel quickly circulated in 2019. Despite Chan’s representatives shooting down the claims, cybercriminals took advantage of the adoration and nostalgia to see Chan return to his favoured roles.

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