MS Dhoni, Tendulkar lead McAfee's list of most-dangerous celebrities

MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar have topped McAfee's 2019 list of Most Dangerous Celebrities for India, according to a study. American Company has been doing yearly surveys to determine celebrities whose name and influence can be used by cybercriminals to hurt general user. Let us take a look at how m

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Most Dangerous Indian Celebrities 2019

1. MS Dhoni
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Gautam Gulati
4. Sunny Leone
5. Bshah
6. Rhika Apte
7. Shrdha Kapoor
8. Harmanpreet Kaur
9. PV Sindhu
10. Cristia Ronaldo

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Why are se celebrities 'dangerous'?

As much as title of this list may have you confused, people in this list are t 'dangerous' per se. idea behind this list is to expose search terms that cybercriminals abuse to lure general public into getting trapped. For example, someone who is interested in watching an MS Dhoni match or downloing a picture of player may search for his name on internet. Him ranking first on this list means that re are many websites on internet who use his name to lure users and n propagate viruses, malware and malicious content. A file which may be named as "MS Dhoni match highlights" may actually be a virus that is waiting to be installed on your computer. 

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McAfee furr commented that rise of streaming services in India has led to users looking for free alternatives to access ir favourite content. This, combined with pop-cultural relevance of a figure can prove to be lethal for end-user as y can very easily be vulnerable to malicious online content. Torrent sites which let users access pirated multimedia files are one of leing reasons behind security invasions. McAfee also suggested that users stray away from suspicious-looking websites and always stay protected with a good Anti-virus software.

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