{"id":2354357,"date":"2024-10-13T17:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-sydney-sweeney-johnny-depp-among-most-used-celebrities-in-ai-scams-report\/"},"modified":"2024-10-13T17:23:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T21:23:15","slug":"taylor-swift-sydney-sweeney-johnny-depp-among-most-used-celebrities-in-ai-scams-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-sydney-sweeney-johnny-depp-among-most-used-celebrities-in-ai-scams-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift, Sydney Sweeney, Johnny Depp Among Most Used Celebrities in AI Scams: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaylor-swift-sydney-sweeney-johnny-depp-among-most-used-celebrities-in-ai-scams-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354357&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200c discusses the evolution of online scams, notably moving from the notorious\u200b &#8220;Nigerian prince&#8221; scam to current scams exploiting celebrity adulation. \u200dAccording to McAfee&#8217;s &#8220;Celebrity Hacker Hotlist&#8221; for 2024,\u200d actress Scarlett Johansson tops the list of celebrities\u200c whose images are \u2062most misused in scams. Johansson&#8217;s likeness is often used in unauthorized ads, despite her outspoken stance against generative \u2064AI. Following her are Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift, with Swift&#8217;s \u200cimage linked to various scams, including disinformation and ticket fraud. Other notable \u200dfigures affected include Anya Taylor-Joy, \u2063Tom Hanks\u2014whose \u200dlikeness has been misused for fake drug promotions\u2014and Sabrina Carpenter, whose image was used inappropriately to advertise explicit content. McAfee recommends that people\u2062 be vigilant with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> and verify sources to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-releases-2023-dirty-dozen-tax-scam-list\/\" title=\"IRS Releases&quot; Ugly 12&quot; Tax Scam List for 2023\">avoid falling victim<\/a> to these scams.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the oldest tropes when it comes to online scamming is the old &ldquo;Nigerian prince&rdquo; scam, which saw con artists bilking unsuspecting people by tugging on two emotions: pity and greed.<\/p>\n<p>The premise was simple. African royalty needed your help via some sob story, and you were guaranteed untold riches in return.<\/p>\n<p>(Some politicians have actually lived a version of this scam out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chuck-schumer-drops-bomb-bob-menendez-criminal-conviction-land-nj-senator-prison-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in real life<\/a>, to disastrous consequences.)<\/p>\n<p>With this scam basically becoming a meme at this point, it appears hackers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-the-5-greatest-sequels-superior-to-their-original-films\/\" title=\"Nolte: The 5 Greatest Sequels Superior to Their Original Films\">con men<\/a> have decided to tug on a new emotion in their latest criminal enterprise: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/viewers-spot-telling-difference-nfl-broadcasters-handle-elon-musk-taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrity adulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cyber-security company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/internet-security\/scarlett-johansson-tops-mcafees-2024-celebrity-hacker-hotlist-for-ai-online-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McAfee<\/a> put out its annual &ldquo;Celebrity Hacker Hotlist&rdquo; on Monday, and the list read like a who&rsquo;s who of pop culture in 2024.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The most used celebrity in these hacker scams? Actress Scarlett Johansson, which almost feels deliberate given just how much the actress has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scarlett-johansson-shocked-angered-disbelief-claims-openais-voice-sounds-eerily-similar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoken out against<\/a> generative artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>McAfee reported that Johansson had her image and likeness used in unauthorized advertisements and endorsements.<\/p>\n<p>Right behind Johansson is pop culture influencer and reality television star Kylie Jenner, which is hardly a surprise given how ubiquitous the Jenner\/Kardashian branding is.<\/p>\n<p>Behind Jenner is none other than the pop czarina Taylor Swift &mdash; who is perhaps third because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/viewers-spot-telling-difference-nfl-broadcasters-handle-elon-musk-taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how polarizing<\/a> she has been lately.<\/p>\n<p>McAfee reported that Swift&rsquo;s image &ldquo;has been used without permission for celebrity endorsement, ticket scams, and product giveaway scams, as well as for disinformation (political endorsement).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Swift herself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-tries-put-finger-electoral-scale-picks-trump-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">squelched<\/a> any question about who she was endorsing in the forthcoming presidential election with a social media post supporting Vice President Kamala Harris &mdash; the topper of the Democratic presidential ticket.)<\/p>\n<p>Behind Swift are a pair of wildly divergent actors.<\/p>\n<p>In fourth place is relative Hollywood newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy, and right behind her is grizzled Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks.<\/p>\n<p>A faux Hanks &ldquo;has been used without permission to promote &lsquo;miracle cures and wonder drugs,&#8217;&rdquo; according to McAfee.<\/p>\n<p>Horrifically, pop star Sabrina Carpenter &mdash; who slotted in right behind Hanks &mdash; had her image used &ldquo;to advertise an app for creating sexually explicit images.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After Carpenter is actress Sydney Sweeney, who has primarily been linked to cryptocurrency scams.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the top 10 are then rounded out by actors Blake Lively and Johnny Depp (8th and 9th, respectively) and singer Addison Rae.<\/p>\n<p>To help avoid being scammed by one of these fake celebrities, McAfee offered a number of suggestions, including scrutinizing social media more and validating sources.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> <\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<style> \t\t\t \t\t\t.insticator-unit.type-commenting{margin: 0 10px 25px 10px}@media screen and (max-width:1060px){#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{margin: 0 auto 25px auto !important;}}#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{height: 280px !important; width: 336px !important} \t\t<\/style>\n<div class=\"insticator-unit type-commenting\">\n<div class=\"insticator-ads\">   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"insticator-ads additional\">   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the longest-standing online scams is the infamous &#8220;Nigerian prince&#8221; scheme, where fraudsters exploited people&#8217;s emotions of pity and greed. The concept was straightforward: African royalty would seek your assistance through a sob story, promising immense wealth in return. (Some politicians have even experienced a real-life version of this scam with disastrous results.) As this scam has become somewhat of a meme, it seems that hackers and con artists are now appealing to a new emotion: admiration for celebrities. Cybersecurity firm McAfee released its annual &#8220;Celebrity Hacker Hotlist&#8221; on Monday, featuring prominent figures from pop culture in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The most frequently exploited celebrity in these scams? Actress Scarlett Johansson, which seems intentional given her vocal opposition to generative artificial intelligence. McAfee noted that Johansson&#8217;s likeness has been misused in unauthorized ads and endorsements. Following her is reality TV star Kylie Jenner, whose branding is omnipresent. In third place is Taylor Swift\u2014likely due to her recent polarizing presence\u2014whose image has been used without consent for various scams including celebrity endorsements and political disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>In fourth position is rising star Anya Taylor-Joy, closely followed by seasoned actor Tom Hanks; his likeness has been improperly used to promote dubious health products according to McAfee. Disturbingly, pop singer Sabrina Carpenter ranks just behind Hanks with her image being misappropriated for an app promoting explicit content. Actress Sydney Sweeney follows suit with links primarily to cryptocurrency scams.<\/p>\n<p>Completing the top ten are actors Blake Lively and Johnny Depp (8th and 9th) along with singer Addison Rae. To help people avoid falling victim to these fraudulent celebrity impersonations, McAfee provided several tips such as carefully examining social media posts and verifying sources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2354358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Internet-Scam.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42919,42920,42918,42917,32394],"class_list":["post-2354357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ai-scams","tag-celebrity-fraud","tag-johnny-depp","tag-sydney-sweeney","tag-taylor-swift"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Internet-Scam.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}