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Amy Schumer is the #1 most dangerous celebrity to search online

Posted at 9:40 PM, Sep 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-29 21:40:02-04
Amy Schumer attends "The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo" Book Signing. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)

Amy Schumer attends “The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo” Book Signing. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)

Amy Schumer is the at the top of the list when it comes to the most dangerous celebrities.

The danger lies in online searches as cybercriminals use celebrities like Schumer for their popularity to put people at risk.

McAfee security experts looked at cybercrime tricks in their 10th annual McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities study published byIntel Security.

In order to figure out who was the top threat McAfee WebAdvisor was used to look at the internet for pages related to celebrities.

Next, they put celebrity names with search words like “torrent” or “HD download.”

The list of the top 10 most dangerous celebrities is:

  1. Amy Schumer
  2. Justin Bieber
  3. Carson Daly
  4. Will Smith
  5. Rihanna
  6. Miley Cyrus
  7. Chris Hardwick
  8. Daniel Tosh
  9. Selena Gomez
  10. Kesha