The University of Nebraska was hit by spammers earliest this month. Cyber criminals targeted their phishing emails at people with University of Nebraska email addresses. The email looked as though it came from the university and warned recipients that their inbox was about to hit its data limit. Recipients were instructed to click on a link to fix the problem, but the link contained malware.

Google revealed Inbox, its latest email tool this week. The service, which helps users organize their inboxes based on organizing priority events, will not include ads. "The team is focused on developing the product, and there are no ads in Inbox right now," Google told Ad Age. Marketing emails will show up in the Promotions tab in "Inbox," as they do in Gmail.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is suing the state of Pennsylvania over its email retention policy. Lawyers for the paper went to court this week, arguing that the state should saved deleted emails sent by its employees for longer than five days. According to the complaint, not doing so is a violation of the Right to Know law.

Book publisher HarperCollins sent a marketing email out this week to New York governor Cuomo's supporters using the list he used to raise money for his campaign. The New York Public Interest Research Group questioned the move suggesting that by using Cuomo's campaign list to promote hisprivate business interests. The publisher defended the email claiming that they sent it to a list that they had purchased.

With the Midterm Elections just around the corner, political campaigners have been hitting inbox hard. In a last ditch effort to raise some campaign cash, The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee sent out an email this week with the subject line: 'AAAAAAAAH!'

Spammers are taking advantage of the Ebola outbreak by sending out fake emails that claim to be from the World Health Organization. The alarmist message wants recipients about an Ebola outbreak in their area and instructs the reader to download an attachment to find out more information. Clicking on these attachments will install a DarkComet Remote Access Trojan (RAT) onto a user's computer and give cyber criminals access to the victim's machine.

Google has introduced a email service called Inbox, which is designed to organize emails into a visually organized dashboard based on content. For example, a user might see appointments or flights which were confirmed via email in a calendar layout. The service is currently invite only. It will be available online, and on Android phones and iPhones.

Google is now supporting Security Key, an open standard which will allow Gmail users to log into their email accounts with a USB code, adding an extra level of security to accounts. The USB will give the Gmail user a six-digit confirmation code to use in order to log into their account. Users will still need a password, but this adds an extra level of security to the account in case their password is leaked.

Office supply retailer Staples is investigating a possible data breach that may have exposed customer data including email addresses and credit and debit card numbers of its customers at some locations. The breach could have been tied to Staples' new mobile payment partnership with Apple. The breach reportedly occurred at several stores in Pennsylvania and New York City, as well as at a store in New Jersey.

Miami University has been hit by spammers who are sending fake emails that claim to come from the university. The email encourages students to change their passwords by following a link to a fake site. Students that have taken action have had their inboxes hacked.