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Brad Pitt, Beyonce Are Top Names Criminals Use to Lure Victims Online

by Peter Mychalcewycz on September 17, 2008 at 04:12 PM

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Next time you go looking for the latest gossip on your favorite celebrity, think twice. If you plan on looking for information on Brad Pitt or Beyoncé, you may want to think four times.

Cybercriminals are capitalizing on our star-obsessed culture by creating fake Web sites and links to celeb info that look legitimate, but end up infecting the PC of anyone who clicks upon them. According to McAfee, the California-based company that probably manufactures your security software, you have an 18-percent chance of infecting your PC if you go looking for info on Brad Pitt.

18-percent!? Sorry Brad, but pictures of you in a bathing suit are not worth corrupting the brilliant screenplay we are writing and coincidentally want you to star in. Call us!

Beyoncé is the most dangerous female to look up, followed by Heidi Montag.

The moral of this story? When attempting to live vicariously through a celebrity, we suggest you do it the old fashion way: posters and a TV. [From: Reuters]

Tags: crime, cybercriminals, phishing, security, virus, web

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