{"id":175680,"date":"2023-10-26T07:18:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/?p=175680"},"modified":"2024-07-31T11:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:26:37","slug":"mcafee-2023-hacker-celebrity-hot-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/internet-security\/mcafee-2023-hacker-celebrity-hot-list\/","title":{"rendered":"McAfee 2023 Hacker Celebrity Hot List \u2013 Why Hackers Love Ryan Gosling so Much"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hackers love Ryan Gosling. In fact, hackers use his name as bait more than any other celebrity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With that, the celebrated star of \u201cBarbie\u201d and umpteen other hit films tops our Hacker Celebrity Hot List for 2023. It\u2019s our annual study that reveals which big-name celebrity searches most often link to malware and risky sites. And this year, we\u2019ve evolved the list. It now includes celebs spotted in deepfake and other AI-driven content.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Gosling\u2019s high profile this year, it comes as little surprise that he ranked so highly. <\/span>As <\/span>we reported earlier this year<\/span><\/a>, \u201cBarbie\u201d was a huge hit for cybercriminals as well. They baited consumers with a rash of ticket scams, download scams, and other attacks that capitalized on the summer hit\u2019s hype.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who made the Hacker Celebrity Hot List?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Months later, searches for Gosling remain high. His portrayal of Ken has scored him a first-ever Billboard Hot 100 song with \u201cI\u2019m Just Ken.\u201d Meanwhile, <\/span>Ken and Barbie outfits<\/span><\/a> rank among the most popular Halloween costumes for 2023.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re wondering, Margot Robbie, who starred as Barbie to Gosling\u2019s Ken, ranked number eight on our list. The full top ten breaks down as follows:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Ryan Gosling<\/span><\/b>, Golden Globe winner and multiple Academy Award nominee.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Emily Blunt<\/span><\/b>, critically acclaimed actor and star of this summer\u2019s hit film, Oppenheimer.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Jennifer Lopez<\/span><\/b>, pop culture icon, critically acclaimed singer, actor, and producer.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Zendaya<\/span><\/b>, critically acclaimed actor and singer.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Kevin Costner<\/span><\/b>, Academy Award-winning actor and director, and current star of the hit series, Yellowstone.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Elon Musk<\/span><\/b>, business magnate and tech entrepreneur.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Al Roker<\/span><\/b>, the \u201cToday\u201d show\u2019s popular meteorologist, author, and journalist.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Margot Robbie<\/span><\/b>, actor, producer, and multiple Academy Award and BAFTA award nominee, and the star of this summer\u2019s hit film, Barbie.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Bad Bunny<\/span><\/b>, multi-platinum album singer, and the first non-English-language singer to be named as Spotify’s most streamed artist of the year.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. America Ferrera<\/span><\/b>, actor and noted supporting star of this summer\u2019s hit film, Barbie.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What\u2019s at risk when you search for these celebrities.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    The hackers behind these celebrity-driven attacks are after two primary things.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n