Katie Price, who recently split from hubby Peter Andre, has been named Britain’s "Most Dangerous Celebrity In Cyberspace” by Internet researchers.Computer protection company McAfee looked at popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo! in assessing the risk by clicking on celebrity-related website links.
The company has said that cybercriminals 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 fans searching the web for the latest gossip on Katie Price, aka Jordan, and her newfound relationship with cage fighter Alex Reid have a one in six chance of clicking on a "risky" website.
Jude Law had the second highest percentage of related websites targeted by cybercrooks.
Victoria Beckham’s new role on American Idol made her the third most risky celebrities online in the UK.
Kate Moss came fourth in the list, while David Beckham’s fall out with LA Galaxy fans ensured that he secured the fifth position.
"Cybercrooks capitalising on the public obsession with celebrities and current events is nothing new", said Greg Day, McAfee’s principal security analyst.
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."
Here are the top 10 “risky” British celebrities and the percentage of websites related to them, which were found to be potentially harmful:
1. Katie Price - 16.3 per cent
2. Jude Law - 15.4
3. Victoria Beckham - 13.6
4. Kate Moss - 12.6
5. David Beckham - 12.1
6. Daniel Radcliffe - 12
7. Kerry Katona - 9
8. Amy Winehouse - 8.6
9. Cheryl Cole - 8.5
10. Leona Lewis - 8.3
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