The cybercriminals and hackers were coming up with clever ways to trick victims into sharing inadvertently disclose sensitive information or download harmful malware on their computers and mobile devices.
In the last decade, in particular, we were counting on the Internet to keep up to date on the latest information and gossip about our favorite actors, musicians, public figures and other celebrities popular culture.
As this trend has evolved over time, hackers have developed strategies to piggyback on the popularity of celebrities and other topics of popular culture in order to attack unsuspecting users.
In this article, I will explain why it is important for you to be careful when searching online, especially when it comes to looking for celebrities, news and topics related to culture other pop.
Looking for some celebrities may be more dangerous than other research
Did you know that the search for some celebrities may be more dangerous than to seek other?
Each year, McAfee conducts research on the most famous people from popular culture to reveal the riskiest celebrity athletes, musicians, politicians, comedians and Hollywood stars on the Web.
This year, the price of the most dangerous celebrity to search for online goes to Lily Collins, star of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and Mirror, Mirror.
According to research from McAfee,
"get the latest pictures and downloads yields Lily Collins greater chance of landing 14.5 % on a website that has tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware.
the McAfee study also recommends that you should be careful when searching for the following celebrities this year: Avril Lavigne (searches for his name given more of a chance of 12.7% on a landing website that has tested positive for malware) , Sandra Bullock ( 10.8%) Katy Perry (10.4%) , Britney Spears (10.1%) , Jon Hamm ( 10.0% ) and Emma Roberts (9.8%) .
What -this to look for when searching online
when searching online (for celebrities or in general), you should always be on the lookout for the following:
- free downloads or other deals too good to be true - If an offer seems too good to be true, it is probably because it is. Hackers often set up fake sites that promote or enticing free gifts digital deals as a way to attack their victims and have access to their machines or devices. If you land on a site that has an offer that seems too good to be true, avoid clicking the download links and leave the site. You may also want to run a security scan on your computer to check for and remove any malware that could have done on your machine or device
- sites that ask you to download something before you give access to contents -. you should always wary of sites that ask or require you to download anything before you can view the content or exclusive stories. Hackers often use this strategy to plant malicious malware on your computer or device. If you click a link sends you to a familiar website that asks this of you, think about the search for the subject on a different website news you know and trust. If the news story is actually legitimate, chances are other organizations will write and publish articles about it.
- The sites that ask you to provide personal information before displaying an "exclusive report" - another way hackers and cybercriminals attack victim online is by setting up fake websites that ask visitors to provide personal information to display exclusive news or content last hour. If you land on a familiar or new site and it asks you to provide information such as your address, your personal email address, credit card information, or Facebook login information, beware. It can be a ploy to steal your private information to access your bank accounts, social media accounts, or any other protected Connection website.
- website addresses Misspelled or copy - Phony or malicious sites often include obvious spelling mistakes in the content and URL itself. It is common for hackers and cybercriminals to buy and use a domain name that is very similar to a legitimate site (can you tell the difference between these two URLs? Yahooo.com vs. Yahoo.com). If you notice on further inspection of a site that there are a handful of cases where obvious words are misspelled or sentences do not make sense grammatically complete, leave the site immediately.
strategies to protect Although Search Online
to protect you when searching for celebrities or other topics of popular culture online, follow these recommendations:
- Avoid giving your personal information if possible - Keep your personal information safe, and only provide what is needed for reliable, secure sites
- Avoid downloading anything from unknown sites -. If you do not know what it is, do not download
- Keep your browser and operating system updated -. new versions of your browser and operating system often include critical security updates.
- Keep your antivirus and anti-malware programs update -. not ignore the notification of important updates to your antivirus programs
- Use a VPN service - Your portable and mobile device computer probably contain information and confidential data that you would not want stolen. Make sure it is protected by a VPN and hands of cybercriminals
- Do your research -. whether the site you are accessing is actually reputable and. used by other people you know and trust
- Be careful - Look for suspicious signs that support the fact that a website can be
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