{"id":126986,"date":"2023-01-20T12:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/?p=126986"},"modified":"2023-01-20T12:15:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:15:04","slug":"click-at-your-own-risk-risky-celebrity-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/click-at-your-own-risk-risky-celebrity-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Click At Your Own Risk – Risky Celebrity Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"ClickWith the recent changes at McAfee<\/a>, they are no longer doing their annual risky celebrity online report. Not to worry, Surfshark<\/a> has stepped up<\/a> to tell what pop culture icon is riskiest<\/strong> celebrities to search for on the innerwebs. Surfshark, based in the Netherlands, describes themselves as a cybersecurity company focused on developing humanized privacy and security solutions. Surfshark and Nord Security merged in 2022<\/a> to form the current company.
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\"Surfshark\"<\/a>They searched the web with <\/span><\/span>for pop culture terms with different qualifiers, like “Torrent,” “Download,” “Stream,” or “MP3<\/strong>.” They then collected URLs from the first five pages Google of search results and ran them through a malware detector (https:\/\/sitecheck.sucuri.net\/<\/a>). The “% of URLs with potential malware<\/strong>” metric reflects the % of URLs that were flagged as “medium risk” or above by this tool.<\/p>\r\n

2022 Risky Celebrity #1 Robert De Niro<\/h3>\r\n

\"MIDNIGHT<\/a>The riskiest celebrity to search for in 2022<\/strong> was Robert De Niro<\/strong><\/a>. This is the first time the Academy Award winner topped the riskiest celebrity list. Mr. De Niro has earned two Academy Awards, one for Best Supporting Actor<\/a> for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola<\/a>‘s The Godfather Part II<\/a><\/i> (1974) and the other for Best Actor<\/a> portraying Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull<\/a><\/i> (1980). Other notable roles include Midnight Run<\/a><\/i> (1988), Goodfellas<\/a><\/i> (1990), Joker<\/a><\/i> (2019), and Meet the Parents<\/a><\/i> (2000). According to Surfshark a Google search for Mr. De Niro can result in a malware link over half the time<\/strong> (54.1%).<\/p>\r\n

Jake Gyllenhall<\/strong><\/a> is the second most riskiest celebrity to search for on the intertubes. The actor who is most famous for his roles in Brokeback Mountain<\/a> (2005)<\/i>, and Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/a><\/i> (2019), in which he portrayed Quentin Beck \/ Mysterio<\/a>. 53.6% of searches<\/strong> for Mr. Gyllenhall on the web result in a malware attack according to Surfshark.<\/p>\r\n

\"Anthony<\/a>Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins<\/b><\/a> the British stage and screen actor was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993. He has won two Academy Awards, and two Emmy Awards. Now he ranks #3 on the 2022 Surfshark riskiest celebrities online. He received an Academy Award for Best Actor<\/a> for The Silence of the Lambs<\/a><\/i> (1991). Mr. Hopkins also had a re-occurring role in the MCU<\/a> Thor<\/i> franchise<\/a> (2011\u20132017). His 2021 Academy Award<\/a> winning role in The Father<\/a> (2020) undoubtedly increased his attractiveness as a hacker lure. Over half (53.6%)<\/strong> of the online searches for Sir Hopkins can result in a malware attack on your system.<\/p>\r\n

2022’s Riskiest Female Celebrity<\/h3>\r\n

Kate Winslet<\/a><\/strong> is the riskiest woman to search for in 2022 according to Surfshark. 52.6% of the searches<\/strong> for the Titanic<\/a><\/i> (1997) star can include results that link to malware. Her role in the 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water<\/a>, <\/i>a sequel to James Cameron’s Avatar<\/a> (2009), earned over $1.7 billion to rank as the seventh highest-grossing film of all time made her excellent bait for hackers to spring on unsuspecting web surfers.<\/p>\r\n

\"Margot<\/a>Aussie Actress Margot Robbie<\/a><\/strong> takes #5 on Surfshark’s list. Her roles as Harley Quinn<\/a> in the DC<\/a> Suicide Squad<\/a><\/i> films. 52% of the searches<\/strong> for the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/a><\/i> (2019) actress can return malware.<\/p>\r\n

Brad Pitt<\/a> <\/strong>ranked 9th on Surfshark’s 2022 list. Mr. Pitt has appeared in the the riskiest celebrity role more than most pop culture creatures<\/strong>. He previously appeared on the top ten list of riskiest celebs in 2009, 2010<\/a> and 2011<\/a>. In 2022 he starred with risky celeb #5 Margot Robbie in Babylon<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Risky movies target kids<\/h3>\r\n

Many of the most dangerous films<\/strong> to search for have younger audiences. Younger users are more likely to click on links containing malicious software. Of the 8 most dangerous movies to search for, half were released by Disney<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\"Toy<\/a>#1 Finding Dory<\/strong><\/a> has a 46.7% risk of including malware
#2 Beauty and the Beast<\/strong><\/a> 44.9% risk of including malware
#5 Toy Story 3<\/a><\/strong> 40.4% risk of including malware
#8 The Lion King<\/strong><\/a> 40% risk of including malware<\/p>\r\n

Hollywood is not only attackers can spread malware. Surfshark found the searches for sports teams<\/strong> can also be risky<\/p>\r\n

#1 New Orleans Pelicans<\/a><\/strong> 43.1% risk of including malware
#2 Miami Heat<\/a><\/strong> 43.0% risk of including malware
#3 Boston Celtics<\/strong><\/a> 41.8% risk of including malware
#4 Texas Rangers<\/a><\/strong> 41.7% risk of including malware
#5 Miami Marlins<\/strong><\/a> 40.7% risk of including malware<\/p>\r\n

Missing from the top ten is perennial hacker favorite and Academy Award winner<\/a> Sandra Bullock<\/strong><\/a>. Searches for Ms. Bullock were slightly less than half (49%) likely to contain malware in 2022. who ranked in the top 10 in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Another favorite, Julia Roberts<\/a><\/strong> scored 36.2%. She ranked in the top 10 in 2010<\/a> and 2020<\/a> risky celebrity lists.<\/p>\r\n

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