{"id":8777,"date":"2011-08-02T21:33:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T01:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/?p=8777"},"modified":"2021-07-19T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:35:00","slug":"jay-leno-most-dangerous-celebrity-in-cyberspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/jay-leno-most-dangerous-celebrity-in-cyberspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Leno Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-101425\" title=\"Jay Leno Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/malware-11-e1566516213468.jpg?resize=99%2C88&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/malware-11-e1566516213468.jpg?w=116&amp;ssl=1 116w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/malware-11-e1566516213468.jpg?resize=75%2C67&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><em>There are many late nights when I sit in the <a title=\"rbach.net\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> after a long day of coordinating shared technical services and need some silliness. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0103569\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tonight Show<\/a> funny-guy <strong><a title=\"Jay Leno\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/the-tonight-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Leno<\/a><\/strong> was my late-night source of silliness until <a title=\"BitDefender\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitdefender.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BitDefender<\/strong><\/a> told me he is the <strong>Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaylenosgarage.com\/the-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-101427 size-full\" title=\"Jay Leno is BitDefenders 2011 Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_leno.jpg?resize=102%2C102&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jay Leno is BitDefenders 2011 Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_leno.jpg?w=102&amp;ssl=1 102w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_leno.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/><\/a>According to an analysis of 25 million spam messages by the <a title=\"Bucharest\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=44.4325,26.1038888889&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=44.4325,26.1038888889%20%28Bucharest%29&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation noopener noreferrer\">Bucharest, Romania<\/a>-based <a title=\"Malware\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/wiki\/Malware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\">anti-malware<\/a> firm, comedian and TV host Jay Leno is the <a title=\"BitDefender\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110912083248\/http:\/\/www.marketwire.com:80\/press-release\/jay-leno-ranked-as-the-most-dangerous-hollywood-celebrity-in-cyberspace-1537801.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most dangerous Hollywood celebrity in cyberspace<\/a>. BitDefender found Mr. Leno mentioned in the subject line of 38,000 spam messages most of which focused around medicine and the purchasing of pills but come with enticing subjects such as \u2018Jay Leno found taking drugs.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Computer crime\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/wiki\/Computer_crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\">&#8220;Cybercriminals<\/a> follow the latest trends just as consumers do and they use these and the names of popular celebrities in their campaigns to lure people to websites that are full of malicious software (malware),&#8221; said Catalin Cosoi, Head of the BitDefender Online Threats Lab.<\/p>\n<p>Af<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitdefender.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-101430 size-thumbnail\" title=\"BitDefender logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/BitDefender_logo.jpg?resize=75%2C75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BitDefender logo\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/BitDefender_logo.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/BitDefender_logo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/BitDefender_logo.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/a>ter Mr. Leno, the <a title=\"www.infosecisland.com\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191004235243\/http:\/\/www.infosecisland.com\/blogview\/15208-Jay-Leno-Most-Dangerous-Celebrity-in-Cyberspace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> at <em><a title=\"www.infosecisland.com\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210903181402\/http:\/\/www.infosecisland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InfosSec Island<\/a><\/em> says that cybercriminals next most often used <a title=\"Madonna\" href=\"http:\/\/www.madonna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madonna<\/a> and <a title=\"Cameron Diaz\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/cameron-diaz-not-returning-acting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"myspace noopener noreferrer\">Cameron Diaz<\/a> to spread spam. (<em>I noted Cameron Diaz&#8217;s reign as the <a title=\"McAfee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">McAfee<\/a> &#8220;Most Dangerous Celebrity on the Web&#8221; <a title=\"rbach.net\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wgaW-1zT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/em>). The rest of the top 10 personalities used by spammers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Barack Obama\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/president-obama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barack Obama<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rockers <a title=\"AC DC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acdc.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AC\/DC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Stephen King\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenking.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen King<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"George Lucas\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140209060025\/http:\/\/www.lucasfilm.com:80\/inside\/bio\/georgelucas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Lucas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kenny Chesney\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kennychesney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenny Chesney<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Howard Stern\" href=\"http:\/\/howardstern.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Howard Stern<\/a> and<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"50 cent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.50cent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">50 Cent<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other notables on the list are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"David Beckham\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidbeckham.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Beckham<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/golf-for-beginners.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/tiger-woods-wish-list-for-2011.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-101433\" title=\"Tiger Woods is one of BitDefenders 2011 Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tiger_woods.jpg?resize=106%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tiger Woods is one of BitDefenders 2011 Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace\" width=\"106\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tiger_woods.jpg?resize=150%2C141&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tiger_woods.jpg?resize=75%2C71&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tiger_woods.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tiger Woods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Miley Cyrus\" href=\"http:\/\/mileycyrus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miley Cyrus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Meryl Streep\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200930175557\/http:\/\/www.merylstreeponline.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meryl Streep<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kanye West\" href=\"https:\/\/www.last.fm\/music\/Kanye+West\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kanye West<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notable for their absence from the list are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Oprah Winfrey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oprah.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Justin Bieber\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justinbiebermusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Bieber<\/a> and<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Angelina Jolie\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angelina Jolie<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>rb-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The use of celebrities to promote malware and spam is deeply rooted in social networking and <a title=\"Web 2.0\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/wiki\/Web_2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\">Web 2.0<\/a>. In 2009, <a title=\"Barracuda Networks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barracudanetworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Barracuda Networks<\/a> identified a <a title=\"news.techworld.com\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110812045926\/http:\/\/news.techworld.com\/security\/3214864\/celebrities-caused-2009-twitter-crime-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Twitter crimewave&#8217;<\/a> on <a title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> after popular celebrities joined the service to tweet to fans. Criminals followed the celebrities to the new service sensing a new population of easy-to-fool users, using a range of techniques including impersonation and simple link spamming to draw people to malware-infested websites. <a title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> still has a major problem with <a title=\"news.techworld.com\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140416121940\/http:\/\/news.techworld.com:80\/security\/3283605\/facebook-video-scam-carries-fake-antivirus-malware-payload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrity abuse<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This may seem trivial because most firms have set up gateways to filter these spam-mails from hapless users&#8217; inboxes. However, there are enough users that ignore the warnings and open spam-mails to make spamming on a vast scale <a title=\"UAB Dept. of Computer and Information Sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140411045203\/http:\/\/www.cis.uab.edu:80\/forensics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">worthwhile<\/a> to the spammers.<\/em><\/p>\n<h6>Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2011\/07\/19\/jay-leno-turns-a-wheel-in-the-bugatti-veyron-super-sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video: Jay Leno turns a wheel in the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport<\/a> (autoblog.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110805202308\/http:\/\/www.topgear.com\/uk\/car-news\/jay-leno-mclaren-mp4-12c-2011-07-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Leno gets driving lesson in an MP4-12C<\/a> (topgear.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What do you think?<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<div id=\"polls-5\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_5\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_5_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"0774aea2e1\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"5\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Who is your favorite late nigt host?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-5-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-18\" name=\"poll_5\" value=\"18\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18\">Jay<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-19\" name=\"poll_5\" value=\"19\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-19\">Dave<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-20\" name=\"poll_5\" value=\"20\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-20\">Conan<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(5);\" onkeypress=\"poll_result(5);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(5); return false;\" onkeypress=\"poll_result(5); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-5-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Ralph Bach\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/new-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0<a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. 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