Crime series Homeland, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Criminal are most likely to lead stay-at-home viewers to potentially malicious websites during lockdown, according to a new study.
Research conducted by McAfee’s in-house cyber security team tracked the number of unofficial or pirate websites that came up when a popular TV series or film was searched for online.
Many of these sites could contain malware disguised as pirated video files and other cyber-threats. The cyber-threat was increased when viewers were hunting for free content online, according to McAfee.
Ironically, the top three TV show titles most likely to lead viewers to such websites when searched for online were about fighting crime.
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