Two senior senators have spoken out against the CIA's new email retention policy, in which the agency would delete most of its email records. Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vermont) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) said that the CIA's request to purge all emails except those of a select number of senior would make the agency less transparent. "We are concerned that this policy would undermine the ability of citizens to understand how their government works and hold it accountable," read a letter drafted by the two politicians. "In an era when critically important government activities and decisions are conducted via …

A hacker group that goes by the name Guardians of Peace have hacked into the computers at Sony Pictures Entertainment. The hackers took over the studio's computers, resulting in a shut down of its email system. In addition, hackers stole digital copies of unreleased films by the studio, leaking them onto file-sharing sites.

Email delivery platform SendGrid has raised another $20.7 million in venture capital. Bain Capital Ventures raised the C round funds, bringing the total sum raised by the company to $48 million.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sent out a warning to corporations this week revealing that hackers have used malicious software to attack companies. The software disrupts a company's servers and wipes out their data. The FBI's warning comes after a major cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment's network last week, which shut down the company's corporate network and exposed some of its unreleased films.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is launching a monthly email newsletter. The organization revealed their plans to delve into email last week. The email will be sent out to millions of the group's members and will be translated into 10 different languages.

Customers of British ISP TalkTalk have been locked out of their email accounts for the last couple of days. The ISP has said that the issue was caused by a technical problem which they claim to have resolved. Yet some users continue to complain on Twitter that their email is out.

German Labor Minister Andrea Nahles is pushing for an "anti-stress regulation" requiring companies in Germany to reduce stress in the workplace. The new law would put an end to after hours email, as it would ban employers from contacting employees after hours. Recent studies have suggested that email after hours causes stress among employees. Chancellor Angela Merkel is against the law claiming that more information needs to surface before a ban is instituted.

Hackers are breaking into the email accounts of corporate executives of publicly traded companies and their advisory firms to find out insider information that could help game the stock market. Online security FireEye has identified a FIN4, a group who have been participating in this illegal practice. The majority of the targets are health care or pharmaceutical companies. Nearly 100 companies have been affected.

Microsoft has confirmed the leak, the company has acquired email app company Acompli, in a deal whose terms were not disclosed. The Redmond, WA-based giant reportedly paid $200 million for the inbox management tool. "We're excited about what's possible as we build on the app's success and bring it together with work currently in progress by the Outlook team," wrote Rajesh Jha, VP of Outlook, on the Microsoft blog. "Our goal is to deliver fantastic cross-platform apps that support the variety of email services people use today and help them accomplish more."