A British Oil Company called Black Gold was hacked by a spam email, but the malicious spam didn't even have any malware. An employee at the company clicked on the spam email but security firm Panda's security software was installed on the network and triggered an alarm to help lock out prevent an attack. The security firm noted the unusual spam and nicknamed it the "Phantom Menace" since it lacked malware in trying to steal personal data.

Pennsylvania State police have warned consumers about a spam email in circulation that claims to come from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The fraudulent email claims to be reporting a ticket for running a traffic light that was captured on camera. The email's subject line is "Action Required - Fine for Traffic Violations."

Hillary Clinton had a second secret email address while she was secretary of state, The New York Times has revealed. The address, HRod17@clintonemail.com, ran on her private server. She used this address in exchanges with her longtime adviser Sydney Blumenthal.

The State Department will not make former secretary of State Hillary Clinton's e-mails public until Jan. 15, 2016, according to reports The collection includes about 55,000 pages of communications. Vice News filed a Freedom of Information Act request in January 15 to obtain the emails. In response, the State Department's acting director proposed the 2016 release date.

While it may seem crazy that anyone in 2015 would still fall for a Nigerian price email scam, plenty of people still do, which is why these spam emails still land in your inbox. The scammers even know that their stories are far fetched. In fact, their goal is to create narratives that are less convincing, so that they can weed out savvy consumers who know the emails are a scam. If they can get someone to respond to an unbelievable offer (i.e. sending $10,000 to help a Nigerian prince buy a passport in exchange for a $1 million payment …

Microsoft has released a new tool to help Outlook users better manage their inboxes. The feature is called Clutter and works by automatically moving less important emails out of the user's mail folder and into a subfolder. The feature goes live in June. Users that don't want to use it can opt out.

Shuffle, a new mobile app that lets you create a burner phone number for those instances in which you don't want to share your real cell phone number, has added the same feature for email. Essentially users can create a stealth email address that they can use to communicate while keeping their actual email address private.

German-based encrypted email service Lavaboom is hoping to raise $100,000 in crowdfunding via Indiegogo to help build out its beta technology and bring it to market. The service came about after Lavabit, the encrypted email service used by Edward Snowden, was shut down in the U.S. Germany has tighter privacy laws and the idea is that true email encryption will be able to exist within its borders.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has a personal email address that he uses for work. The governor uses the email account to communicate with his staff. The use came to light when the The Wichita Eagle recently requested email records from top administration officials in the state. The governor's office revealed his email usage as part of the request.

The United States Postal Service is warning citizens about a spate of spam emails. The messages claim to contain details about a package delivery or online postal charges and contain links to malicious sites or attachments loaded with malware. The postal service recommends that consumers delete these messages.