ClixSense, a website that gives consumers cash in exchange for responding to surveys, has been hacked. The hackers have stolen the data of millions of users and put listed it for sale on the dark web. Thieves were able to gain entry to the company's old server which was no longer in use, but still networked, in order to access the main database.

Ninety percent of European companies with a turnover of $280 million have been hit with a cyber attack in the last five years, according to a new report from Lloyd's of London. Lloyd's CEO Inga Beale has accused these companies of complacency and says that more needs to be done to protect consumer data.

Wall Street technology firm SS&C Technologies is being sued for allegedly falling for an email scam and wiring clients' money to hackers. The complaint alleges that the company was irresponsible for falling for sloppy emails sent by China-based hackers that ordered them into releasing client funds.

Qantas has kicked off a campaign called "Out of Office Travelogue" designed to turn a user's out-of-office email into a real-time travel journal. The campaign allows users to connect their email to their Instagram and automatically pulls images into the response that feature the hashtag #qantasoutofoffice. The bounce back email will feature these holiday photos.

There will grow to 2.9 billion email users worldwide and 246 billion emails will be sent and received per day by the end of 2019. The idea that email is being killed off by collaboration tools is simply exaggerated. In fact, a recent study found that 52 percent of people aged 21 and 40 talk to friends via email. For people over the age of 41, 91 percent email as their communication method of choice.

The Oklahoma State Election Board has warned voters to beware of an email scam. A number of local residents have reported receiving an email that looks like it comes from the organization instructing the recipient that their voting information has been changed. The group said that voter data changes are made through the mail and not online and warned consumers not to click on the link.

In the wake of many high profile email hacks, some media professionals and politicians are beginning to rethink email. The New York Times reports that "a panicked network anchor" deleted his entire Gmail account, and a Democratic senator is considering a flip phone in light of recent attacks.

Email exchanges between Apple employees that expose an unfriendly environment for women have been leaked. The emails, which were exchange between several current and former Apple employees, include personal tales of alleged sexism and discrimination at the workplace.

The CFO of an old and gas services firm called Quest Integrity allegedly impersonated Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk in an email. According to a lawsuit filed by Tesla Motors, the Quest Integrity executive sent an email to Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler in which he tried to steal Tesla financial plans, along with private business details.

Stephen Colbert has some advice for politicians: "Never use email." His comments came after Colin Powell's email account was hacked into and then leaked online. In the Wednesday night monologue, Colbert said that this campaign season reinforces the messages that politicians should not use the technology.