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Microsoft finally fixes Outlook alerts bug caused by December updates
2024-07-16 12:17

Microsoft has finally fixed a known Outlook issue, confirmed in February, which was triggering incorrect security alerts after installing the December security updates for Outlook Desktop. The company acknowledged the bug in early February after many Microsoft 365 users reported seeing unexpected warnings that "This location may be unsafe" and "Microsoft Office has identified a potential security concern" when double-clicking ICS calendar files.

Microsoft: New Outlook security changes coming to personal accounts
2024-06-15 14:12

Microsoft has announced new cybersecurity enhancements for Outlook personal email accounts as part of its 'Secure Future Initiative,' including the deprecation of basic authentication by September 16, 2024. The software giant also announced the end of support for 'Mail' and 'Calendar' apps on Windows, the deprecation of Outlook Light, and removing users' ability to access Gmail accounts via Outlook.com.

Microsoft fixes RCE vulnerabilities in MSMQ, Outlook (CVE-2024-30080, CVE-2024-30103)
2024-06-11 19:49

June 2024 Patch Tuesday is here and Microsoft has delivered fixes for a critical MSMQ flaw and a RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. CVE-2024-30080 is a use after free flaw affecting Microsoft Message Queuing and can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers by sending a specially crafted malicious MSMQ packet to a MSMQ server.

Microsoft shares temp fix for Outlook encrypted email reply issues
2024-05-16 17:28

Microsoft has shared a temporary fix for a known issue preventing Microsoft 365 customers from replying to encrypted emails using the Outlook Desktop client. Affected customers will receive error messages stating, "Microsoft Outlook was not able to create a message with restricted permission" when trying to reply to messages using Microsoft encryption.

Microsoft Outlook Flaw Exploited by Russia's APT28 to Hack Czech, German Entities
2024-05-04 08:38

Czechia and Germany on Friday revealed that they were the target of a long-term cyber espionage campaign conducted by the Russia-linked nation-state actor known as APT28, drawing condemnation from...

Microsoft pulls fix for Outlook bug behind ICS security alerts
2024-04-23 21:50

Microsoft has rolled back a fix for a known Outlook issue that was causing incorrect security alerts when opening ICS calendar files after installing the December Outlook Desktop security updates. Affected Microsoft 365 users are seeing unexpected warnings that "Microsoft Office has identified a potential security concern" and that "This location may be unsafe" when double-clicking ICS files saved on their devices.

Microsoft fixes Outlook security alerts bug caused by December updates
2024-04-04 19:14

Microsoft has fixed an issue that triggers erroneous Outlook security alerts when opening. ICS calendar files after installing the December 2023 Outlook Desktop security updates.

Surveillance by the New Microsoft Outlook App
2024-04-04 11:07

This is applications, so it is not because I've nuked state in a browser. It is applications for services for which I am paying money.

Microsoft warns Gmail blocks some Outlook email as spam, shares fix
2024-04-02 22:09

Microsoft has confirmed that some Outlook.com users are experiencing issues with emails being blocked and marked as spam when trying to email Gmail accounts. Until the Outlook.com Team can address this newly acknowledged issue, Microsoft advises impacted users to add an Outlook.com alias to their accounts and email Gmail contacts using that alias.

Microsoft fixes Outlook clients not syncing over Exchange ActiveSync
2024-03-01 16:05

Microsoft has fixed an issue causing some Microsoft 365 users' Outlook desktop clients to stop connecting to email servers via Exchange ActiveSync. Exchange ActiveSync is a synchronization protocol used by Microsoft Exchange to allow users to access their email, calendar, contacts, and tasks.