Jessica Biel most dangerous online celebrity

A new report from McAfee has announced that US actress Jessica Biel is now the most dangerous celebrity when it comes to searching for related content online. But to many Brits this will come as quite a shock, says John Hillman , as over here we simply don’t know her well enough, or do we?

After a year in which Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie looked unassailable, a surprise newcomer has emerged to claim the rather dubious honour of “world’s most dangerous online celebrity”.

Jessica Biel has been named in McAfee’s annual report as the celebrity whose search results are most likely to lead you to a site containing malware.

Likewise, if you look at the figures for the UK alone, it emerges that local celebrity Jordan is the most dangerous name to search for here.

It appears that anyone looking for Biel related content has a staggering one-in-five chance of landing on a page that will attempt to attack your computer.

This incredibly high figure shows us that online criminals have identifies Biel as a serious traffic generator and are using her to propagate online threats. McAfee’s report states that:

“Cybercriminals are star watchers, too. They latch onto popular celebrities to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise.”

So what do we know about Jessica Biel and why is she suddenly more popular than the Brangelina axis? She is the star of such cinematic classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake/tribute/whatever), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Summer Catch.

Judging by the films she’s made and the type of audience they attract, and also by the way she looks, it is safe to say that this report should serve as a warning to all parents with teenage sons to make sure that their home PC is fully protected from threats. I could be wrong but I don’t think she’s the type of actress your grandmother will be Googling very often.

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