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\"Online<\/a>It that time of year again! McAfee<\/del> Intel Security<\/a><\/strong> has named<\/a> the most dangerous celebrities on the Intertubes. And I have no idea who Electronic Dance Music (EDM<\/a>) DJ Armin van Buuren<\/a>\u00a0is<\/strong>. Despite that, he is Intel\u2019s most dangerous web celeb<\/strong>. To regain my street creds \u2013 I have been gone to DEMF<\/a>\u00a0\u2013YO PEACE OUT<\/strong>. The EDM DJ replaces talk show<\/a> host Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> as Intel Security\u2019s<\/a> most dangerous celebrity to search for online.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>For the ninth year in a row, The Intel Security Most Dangerous Celebrities\u2122<\/a> study revealed that searches for certain musicians and comedians tend to expose Internet searchers to more possible viruses and malware.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The presser<\/a> from\u00a0Intel<\/a> (INTC<\/a>) Security warns that cybercriminals are always looking for ways to take advantage of consumer interest around popular culture events including award shows, TV shows, and movie premieres, album releases, celebrity breakups, and more. They capitalize on this interest by enticing unsuspecting consumers to sites laden with malware<\/strong>, which enables them to steal passwords<\/strong> and personal information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Stacey Conner, online safety expert at Intel Security says that trying to download or listen to free music can be especially risky.<\/p>\n

Celebrity names combined with the terms \u2018free MP4, \u2018HD downloads,\u2019 or \u2018torrent\u2019 are some of the most searched terms on the Web …\u00a0When consumers search for music that is not made available through legitimate channels, they put both their digital lives and devices at risk.<\/em><\/p>\n

Top 10 risky celebrities<\/h3>\n

The top 10 celebrities from the 9th annual Intel Security Most Dangerous Celebrities\u2122 study with the highest risk percentages are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Armin van Buuren<\/a>\"Betty<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Luke Bryan<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Usher<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Britney Spears<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Jay Z<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Katy Perry<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Amy Schumer<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Betty White<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Lorde<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Nina Dobrev<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Musicians are 7 of the top 10 riskiest online celebrities<\/strong> (and good click-bait<\/em>). Other risky artists in the top 20 are:
    \n    Justin Bieber<\/a> (No. 11),
    \n    Rihanna<\/a> (No. 12),
    \n    Jennifer Lopez<\/a> and Kenny Chesney<\/a> (tied at No. 13),
    \n    Selena Gomez<\/a> (No. 14),
    \nZendaya (No. 15),
    \n    Kanye West<\/a> (No. 16),
    \n    Afrojack<\/a> and Miley Cyrus<\/a> (tied at No. 19), and
    \n    Nick Jonas<\/a> (No. 20).<\/p>\n

    Other celebrities who round out the 20
    \n    \"Sandar<\/a>riskiest online celebrities.
    \n    Antonio Banderas<\/a> (No. 14),
    \n    Nicole Kidman<\/a> (No. 15),
    \n    Zac Efron<\/a> (No. 17),
    \n    Natalie Portman<\/a> (No. 18),
    \n    Paul Wesley<\/a> (No. 18)
    \n    Sandra Bullock <\/a>(No. 19),
    \n    Jennifer Lawrence<\/a> (No. 20),<\/p>\n

    Riskiest celebrities around the world<\/h3>\n