McAfee's Most dangerous celebs: Tabu, Taapsee Pannu, Anushka Sharma in the list

The list of McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrity list 2020 was out on Tuesday, and Bollywood female actors topped the list. Bollywood diva Tabu, stood in number 2, followed by “Thappad” actor Taapsee Pannu at three, actor-producer Anushka Sharma at four, and Sonakshi Sinha at five.

Female actors are among the top 10 personalities generating the riskiest search results online in India owing to the malicious sites and viruses linked to their names, according to a list released by a cybersecurity company on Tuesday.

But it was global football sensation & heart throb Cristiano Ronaldo who claimed the numero uno spot.

The second half of the list is also ruled by the entertainment industry, with singer Armaan Malik in the sixth place, actor Sara Ali Khan coming seventh, soap star Divyanka Tripathi in eighth spot, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the ninth place and playback singer Arijit Singh in the tenth position.

Venkat Krishnapur, vice president of engineering and managing director, McAfee India, said as consumers scout the web for free entertainment now more than ever, cybercriminals trailed close behind, capitalising on this interest.

“Unsuspecting users often look for free and pirated content such as major sports events, movies, TV shows along with images and leaked videos of their favourite celebs. Bad actors (cybercriminals) leverage consumers’ fascination with pop culture and drive unsuspecting fans to malicious websites that install malware on their devices, potentially putting personal information at risk,” Krishnapur said in a statement.

“When consumers compromise on security in favour of convenience and freebies, they put their digital lives at risk. It is vital that fans stay vigilant, avoid suspicious links that promise free content and think twice before clicking,” he added.