Whatever You Do, Never Search - Jessica Biel

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 16:34

There is no denying that Jessica Biel still has the shimmer of being one of the hottest of the model cum actress babes, well, now thanks to some malicious hackers, she also has been dubbed as America's "Most Dangerous Celebrity In Cyberspace"

As researchers say that looking up for Jessica Biel over the Internet could prove to be extremely risky for your computer. McAfee, a computer protection company carried out a research by looking up on popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo for the risky celebrity-related sites.

The company has said that cyber criminals are using A-listers' names and images to lure Internet users who surf the Web for the latest gossip, screen savers and ringtones to "fake" Web sites that look legitimate.

Such sites could be loaded with spyware collecting information about users without their knowledge, and viruses that can infiltrate computers, with the goal of making money and committing ID theft.

McAfee found that Biel was the riskiest US celebrity target, with one in five celebrity websites related to her being potentially harmful.

Second in line as the most dangerous star in cyberspace is Beyonce, followed closely by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at the third spot. The survey found that more than 17 percent of websites and web links related to both these stars had some sort of risky content attached.

Jessica Simpson with 17.6 percent of dangerous content on websites dedicated to her stood at the fourth position, while Jennifer Aniston was fifth having 12.3 percent of online risky content to her credit.

"Cybercrooks capitalising on the public obsession with celebrities and current events is nothing new..." the Telegraph quoted Greg Day, McAfee's principal security analyst, as saying.

He added: "A quick flick across the front pages of the latest popular newspapers and magazines offers a fairly reliable snapshot of where the criminals will focus their efforts next."

Some of the other celebrities, who also have been listed in the "Most Dangerous Celebrity In Cyberspace" include Brat Pitt, Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie.

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