Sometimes, we search for our favorite celebrities on the internet and can’t be happy with the results. It’s true, that some celebrities in Hollywood have been the target of peddling phishing, malware, and other scams using the old bait-and-switch scheme.
You might have to encounter malware or a computer virus when looking for the names of celebrities. According to Intel, a search for an “abused” celebrity carry a percentage of connecting with a site that contains viruses or malware. Be careful with some celebrities who might be risks on the internet. Some celebrities addressed these troubles, and some continue to be hazardous names.
Below is our roundup of 13 celebs whose fandom was targeted with a simple tap or click of a mouse.
Scammer took this urge as bait to score access to susceptible computers and cell phones by making fake DeGeneres Facebook pages that stolen videos from DeGeneres’ real social media accounts. And the comments below that post contained a lot of malware links.
You might have to encounter malware or a computer virus when looking for the names of celebrities. According to Intel, a search for an “abused” celebrity carry a percentage of connecting with a site that contains viruses or malware. Be careful with some celebrities who might be risks on the internet. Some celebrities addressed these troubles, and some continue to be hazardous names.
Below is our roundup of 13 celebs whose fandom was targeted with a simple tap or click of a mouse.
#1 Ellen DeGeneres
Source: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Scammer took this urge as bait to score access to susceptible computers and cell phones by making fake DeGeneres Facebook pages that stolen videos from DeGeneres’ real social media accounts. And the comments below that post contained a lot of malware links.
#2 Billie Eilish
Source: billieeilish
#3 Barack Obama
Source: Chip Somodevilla/ Getty Images
#4 Celine Dion
Source: celinedion
#5 Alexis Bledel
Source: Jon Kopaloff
#6 Britney Spears
Source: britneyspears
#7 James Corden
Source: j_corden
#8 Jimmy Fallon
Source: jimmyfallon
#9 Jackie Chan
Source: jackiechan
#10 Amy Schumer
Source: amyschumer
#11 Rihanna
Source: rihannaofficilal
#12 Sophie Turner
Source: sophieeturner