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There are many Bollywood stars who have a huge fan following. Fans also want to know about the films of their favorite stars as well as their personal lives. Cyber criminals take advantage of this. Now global cyber security company McAfee has released the Celebrity Hackers Hot List 2024. This list includes the names of those celebrities in whose name the fraud incident has been carried out.
Let us know which celebrities are included in this list.
1. Orhaan Avatramani aka Ori
In this list released by McAfee, the name of Orhan Avatramani alias Ori is at the top, who is quite popular among star kids. Many celebrities including Jhanvi Kapoor, Neesa Devgan, Sara Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone are included in her friend list. Cyber criminals take advantage of this and trap people.
2. Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh
Singer Diljit Dosanjh's Dil-Luminati concert is going to happen soon. There is a lot of demand for its tickets. In such a situation, scammers are taking advantage of this and are trying to cheat the singer's fans.
3. Alia Bhatt
A case had come to light some time ago. The police had exposed a gang which was cheating banks by making fake PAN cards of many Bollywood stars. In which Alia Bhatt's name was also included.
4. Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh, whether off-screen or on-screen, always remains among the fans with his charm. Recently an AI generated deepfake video of the actor was revealed. In which he was allegedly seen sharing his political opinions.
5. Virat Kohli
Cricketer Virat Kohli has a very long fan following. Cyber criminals take advantage of this and commit fraud.
6. Sachin Tendulkar
Many such cases have come to light in the last few years. In which Sachin Tendulkar's name, photo and voice were used in online advertisement without permission. Besides this, an incident of cheating was also carried out.
7. Shahrukh Khan
In June this year itself, a fraud was committed in the name of the actor's production house company Red Chillies Entertainment. Cyber criminals had cheated people by luring them with jobs. However, Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan took action in this matter and also warned the fraudsters.
8. Deepika Padukone
Actress Deepika Padukone also has a huge fan following. Recently, an incident of fraud was carried out with a fake credit card by using the name of the actress in a fake manner.
9. Aamir Khan
A video of Aamir Khan was going viral. In this the actor was seen campaigning for a political party. That video was also shared a lot. However, when the matter was investigated, it was revealed that the video was from Aamir Khan's show Satyamev Jayate. Someone had tampered with the video.
10. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni often stays away from social media. Recently a post went viral on social media. In which it was claimed that Dhoni is stuck in Ranchi. They need Rs 600 for safe return. Investigation into the case revealed that scammers were using Dhoni's name on messaging apps and social media to defraud people of money.
What is McAfee?
McAfee is a company that creates security software to protect your computers, mobiles and other devices from online threats. It protects your information and identity from viruses and other cyber attacks. Its products make your internet use secure.
People are worried about deepfakes
Let us tell you, McAfee had conducted a survey earlier this year. According to which, 80 percent of Indians are more worried about deepfakes. Whereas 64 percent believed that because of AI it has now become difficult to identify online scams.