'Alia Bhatt Most Sensational Celebrity In Indian Cyberspace'

NEW DELHI: Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, who has had the nation going crazy with her movies, jokes and memes, tops the list of "most sensational celebrity" as cyber crooks use her name to lure netizens to malicious websites, security software maker McAfee today said.

In its eighth edition this year, McAfee's Most Sensational Celebrity survey has found Bhatt topping the charts in Indian cyberspace, followed by Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Shahrukh and Salman Khan.

McAfee researched popular culture's most famous people to reveal the riskiest celebrity across the web and this year, Bhatt trumped Chopra, who had topped the list in 2013, McAfee said in a statement.

"As cyber criminals exploit consumers' need to be updated on celebrity news, the survey highlights the pitfalls of the trend. These criminals capitalise on the public's fascination to lure them to sites loaded with malware, which in turn allows them to steal passwords and personal information," it added.

This year, searching for a 'celebrity name' coupled with search terms like 'wallpaper', 'videos', 'free download', 'hot pictures', 'selfie' and 'internet memes' have resulted in instances of malware-laden sites.