Hackers stole almost $215 million from companies in the past 14 months by hijacking the email accounts of business people, according to a new report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The report reveals that these instances of email hijacking affect both small and large businesses. The "business email compromise" (BEC) swindle, as it is known, targets businesses that work with foreign suppliers and regularly perform wire transfer payments.

Nilas, the startup formerly known as Inbox, has raised $8 million in Series A funding to help expand its digital services. The company, which was founded by Dropbox and MIT graduates, rebranded as Nilas because its services are no longer limited to the email inbox. Instead, the startup is focusing on helping users tap into their personal data to create more personalized experiences through digital channels including email.

The University of Florida suffered an email attack this week after a malicious email infected several hundred computers used by UF faculty and staff. The malware infected the school's computers for about an hour before being contained and shut down. The system has been restored and the university is now exploring the issue and how to ward off future attacks.

When snow forced comedian Louis C.K. to cancel his Madison Square Garden stand-up show this week, he sent ticket holders a very funny email to break the news lightly. In the email, he apologized for the cancellation: "...there seems to be a massive storm approaching New York City," he wrote. "They are calling this storm 'historic' which.... Well I didn't know you could call a thing historic if it hasn't happened yet. But I'm not one to defy future historic events."

Travel companies are very mature at email marketing, says a new report from Skift called Inbox Strategies: The State of E-mail Marketing in the Travel Industry. The report reveals that around the globe travel marketers are getting more sophisticated with email and are adopting more targeting and personalization strategies.

Salesforce has risen to be a major player in the marketing services and CRM business and now it seems the company wants to take on an even larger role on the world stage. The company hosted a party at The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this past weekend, an event that attracts the largest companies in the world including Google and Goldman Sachs.

IBM said is not cutting 26 percent of its workforce, despite a Forbes magazine report claiming that it is preparing to do so. The company did admit that it is cutting jobs but claims that it would be a much smaller layoff than reported. The company did not disclose if any of those layoffs would come from its marketing services divisions.

Handle is a new iOS app that allows users to merge their email inboxes with their calendars and to-do lists to make it easier for users to turn emails into calendar invites and to-do reminders. The app allows a user to go through their inbox and categorize emails into action items, reminders or appointments for their calendars.

Hillary Clinton's camp is looking to get their hands on Barack Obama's email list, but the President's people are not yet ready to hand over his list. The list is made up of millions of supporters and donors and some insiders believe that those names belong to people who support the president on a personal level and not for his party associations.

Taxi service Uber was temporarily shut down after an alleged rape. The service is back up and running again in India and sent out an email to let users know. "We're back, to serve you and get you moving once again," read the email. The woman suing Uber over the alleged crime was not amused to see this mass email in her inbox.