SecurityRatty: Brad Pitt, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake top list of celebrity names most abused by malware writers

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Brad Pitt, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake top list of celebrity names most abused by malware writers

2008-09-17 00:00:00 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security

Brad Pitt, Mariah Carey and George Clooney are among the stars whose names are being most exploited across the Web to lure unwary fans into downloading wallpaper and screensaver software that’s really malware in disguise.