With stay-at-home orders across the globe due to the ongoing pandemic, there has been a surge in online video consumption. Security solutions provider McAfee warned that consumers are exposed to potential risks when browsing online for popular entertainment content, especially the content available for free.
McAfee found the top ten web risk list on both television and films from more than 100 popular entertainment titles available on various streaming platforms in the U.S. According to McAfee’s analysis, web series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Warrior film are identified as the top titles targeted by cybercriminals. Most of the consumers look for free and accessible content for the original TV series. It is found that threat actors follow consumer trends and behaviors to create their scam strategies. Children’s movies account for almost half of the top film titles. Read more