If
you
are
planning
to
Google
Jimmy
Kimmel
then
beware!
International
comedian
and
host
Jimmy
Kimmel
has
topped
the
Most
Dangerous
Cyber
Celebrity
of
2014
list,
released
by
computer
security
company
McAfee.
'Jimmy
Kimmel'
searches
online
yield
a
nearly
one-in-five
chance
of
landing
on
a
malicious
site.
The
research
found
that
searching
for
the
latest
Jimmy
Kimmel
pictures
and
downloads
yields
more
than
a
19
percent
chance
of
landing
on
a
website
that
has
tested
positive
for
online
threats,
such
as
spyware,
adware,
spam,
phishing,
viruses
and
other
malware.
This
research
is
conducted
annually
since
the
past
eight
years
to
find
out
who
among
popular
culture
has
the
riskiest
personalities
on
the
web.
Kimmel,
known
for
late
night
show
"Jimmy
Kimmel
Live" has
replaced
Lily
Collins
as
McAfee's
most
dangerous
celebrity
to
search
for
online.
He
is
the
second
male
to
find
his
way
to
the
top
spot
following
Brad
Pitt
in
2008.
This
year,
DJ
Armin
van
Buuren
takes
the
number
two
spot,
and
Ciara,
the
third.
Celebrities
like
Blake
Shelton,
Britney
Spears,
Bruce
Springsteen,
Jon
Bon
Jovi
and
Chelsea
Handler,
Flo
Rida
and
Christina
Aguilera
round
up
the
top
10.
Cyber
criminals
often
take
advantage
of
the
public's
fascination
with
celebrities
to
lure
them
to
sites
laden
with
malware,
which
enable
them
to
steal
passwords
and
personal
information.
"Most
consumers
are
completely
unaware
of
the
security
risks
that
exist
when
searching
for
celebrity
and
entertainment
news,
images
and
videos
online,
sacrificing
safety
for
immediacy," Gary
Davis,
chief
consumer
security
evangelist
at
McAfee,
said
in
a
statement.
"Cyber
criminals
capitalise
on
consumers'
attention
to
breaking
celebrity
news
and
leverage
this
behaviour
to
lead
them
to
unsafe
sites
that
can
severely
infect
their
computers
and
devices
and
steal
personal
data,"
Davis
added.