San Francisco:  A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google‘s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry’s failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions. Alphabet Inc’s Google said it removed more than 70 of the malicious add-ons from its official Chrome Web Store after being alerted by the researchers last month. “When we are alerted of extensions in the Web Store that violate our policies, we take action and use those…

New Delhi:  As lockdown across the country eases, advertisers have loosened their purse strings and resumed spending on ad campaigns to lure buyers. Within days of malls, shopping complexes and airports opening advertising spends have gone up, with volumes touching almost 30-40% of the pre-covid days, say top media buyers in the country. “Things are much better now as malls and several shopping complexes have reopened. In two weeks we expect more people to come put of their houses. July onwards things will be much better,” said Naveen Khemka, CEO…