2023-10-31 14:12:11
Canadian actor Ryan Gosling is the personality most used to scam Internet users, according to the 2023 ranking of celebrities most exploited by hackers published by antivirus publisher McAfee.
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This ranking is established according to the number of fraudulent software or sites that the search for the names of celebrities generates. The presence at the top of this ranking of Ryan Gosling is not a real surprise since he was on the bill for Barbie, the biggest cinematic success of the year. Moreover, his accomplice Margot Robbie, who plays the title role, also appears in this Top 10.
If Ryan Gosling appears to be the preferred bait for scammers this year, the actresses Emily Blunt and Zendaya, the singer Jennifer Lopez, the actor Kevin Costner or even the singer (and wrestler in his spare time) Bad Bunny are the other celebrities whose name particularly inspired pirates.
Note the more surprising presences of billionaire Elon Musk and American weather presenter Al Roker.
Top 10 McAfee celebrities most exploited by hackers:
1. Ryan Gosling
2. Emily Blunt
3. Jennifer Lopez
4. Zendaya
5. Kevin Costner
6. Elon Musk
7. Al Roker
8. Margot Robbie
9. Bad Bunny
10. America Ferrera
To achieve this ranking, McAfee researchers analyzed the percentage of sites identified as being at risk when searching for the names of a multitude of celebrities. Note that if they often illustrate bogus promotional offers or scams around cryptocurrencies, they are also increasingly the subject of deepfakes used as part of false .
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