{"id":92213,"date":"2020-09-24T01:47:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T08:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=92213"},"modified":"2021-05-03T09:05:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T16:05:16","slug":"beware-drive-by-downloads-in-safari-intego-mac-podcast-episode-154","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/beware-drive-by-downloads-in-safari-intego-mac-podcast-episode-154\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware Drive-By Downloads in Safari &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 154"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fireside.fm\/player\/v2\/GegHgcrH+1QWeFoyd?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The popular fitness tracking app Strava can assist stalkers; Facebook is irked about European regulators; a new Bluetooth vulnerability takes a new tack on attacks; and we look at some disturbing drive-by downloads that are coming from rogue Google ads.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndrew\/status\/1305530276127428609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strava and stalkers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/889pk3\/facebook-threatens-to-pull-out-of-europe-if-it-doesnt-get-its-way\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don\u2019t Back Down<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shortly after we recorded, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/nick-clegg-top-facebook-executive-pushes-back-on-talk-of-europe-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook said they have &#8220;no desire&#8221; to pull out of Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/268136\/top-15-countries-based-on-number-of-facebook-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook user statistics by country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/billions-of-devices-vulnerable-to-new-blesa-bluetooth-security-flaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BLESA Bluetooth vulnerability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/what-happened-firefox-send\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Firefox Send has been discontinued<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/how-to-send-files-securely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Send Files Securely<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/09\/23\/allow-downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rogue Google ads cause websites to ask you to allow downloads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/save-individual-settings-in-safari-for-websites-you-visit-often\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save Safari settings for websites you visit often<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? 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