{"id":19768,"date":"2012-09-18T19:13:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T23:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/blog\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T15:42:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T19:42:58","slug":"emma-watson-most-dangerous-online-celebrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/emma-watson-most-dangerous-online-celebrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Watson Most Dangerous Online Celebrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EmmaComputer security company McAfee<\/a> <\/strong>warns fans of\u00a0“Harry Potter<\/a>” star Emma Watson<\/a><\/strong> to be careful when searching for photos of the actress.\u00a0 In the sixth annual Most Dangerous Celebrity<\/strong><\/a> study, the Intel<\/a> (INTC<\/a>) owned security technology company says there is a\u00a0one-in-eight chance of landing on a malicious site if you Google Ms. Watson.<\/p>\n

\"Emma<\/a>The blog says that the 22-year-old actress is dangerous because many cyber-criminal<\/strong> sites use her name or photos to trick users<\/strong> into downloading malicious software or to steal personal information. “It goes without saying that we are a celebrity-obsessed culture. We hyper-focus on their lives, what they look like, what they’re doing,”<\/em> Robert Siciliano, McAfee\u2019s online security expert told<\/a> the LA Times<\/em><\/a>. “Currently Emma Watson is one of those people that criminals have determined is a good target, based on the demographics of those who pay attention to her.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Siciliano said criminals know that they can dupe a teenage boy to click on a link that infects<\/strong> the family’s computer, potentially giving them access to, say, a parent’s tax files that contain social security numbers.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>“It\u2019s a really a brilliant scam — and it’s so simple,” <\/em>McAfee’s Siciliano said. “Hackers set up the websites, they use … search engine optimization to get the websites high up in search [rankings]. And once they get them high up in search, lace it with links and downloads that are infected.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Female stars dominate the list of celebs used to dupe the unsuspecting. Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was the only guy to make McAfee’s “most dangerous” list, weighing in at No. 13.<\/p>\n

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McAfee recommends these steps to protect yourself:<\/em><\/p>\n