{"id":500160,"date":"2026-05-24T08:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T08:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/500160\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T08:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T08:32:15","slug":"scammers-reportedly-using-trusted-microsoft-emails-to-bypass-spam-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/500160\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers reportedly using trusted Microsoft emails to bypass spam filters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The email address, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailystar.net\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"bad7c9d5d4d6d3d4dfc9dfc8ccd3d9dfc9cedfdbd7fad7d3d9c8d5c9d5dcced5d4d6d3d4df94d9d5d7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u201d, is commonly used by Microsoft to send account-related notifications, including two-factor authentication codes and security alerts. However, scammers have reportedly found ways to misuse the company\u2019s notification system to deliver fraudulent messages that appear authentic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ss\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"93e5bb71-266c-49c1-9601-0f804fc6e201\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SS of microsoft scam email.png\" width=\"842\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\nScreenshot highlighting phishing emails sent via an official Microsoft email address. Image: The Spamhaus Project<\/p>\n<p>Reports shared on social media in recent weeks indicate that recipients have received emails from the official Microsoft address containing references to Bitcoin investments, third-party websites, or suspicious phone numbers. The emails reportedly mimic Microsoft\u2019s standard formatting and branding, making them appear credible to unsuspecting users.<\/p>\n<p>Because the messages originate from a legitimate Microsoft-owned email address, they may be more likely to bypass spam and phishing filters commonly used by email providers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a January 2026 report from cybersecurity firm Abnormal, attackers had already been exploiting Microsoft\u2019s notification infrastructure to send phishing emails designed to trick users into revealing personal or financial information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The email address, \u201c[email\u00a0protected]\u201d, is commonly used by Microsoft to send account-related notifications, including two-factor authentication codes and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[74],"tags":[217486,217482,24934,104865,217485,18,217484,31776,19,17,217474,217478,217473,217483,217476,217479,217475,99366,217480,217477,108796,217481,82,217487],"class_list":["post-500160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-abnormal-security","tag-bitcoin-scam-emails","tag-cybercrime","tag-cybersecurity-news","tag-cybersecurity-threats","tag-eire","tag-email-phishing-campaign","tag-email-security","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-microsoft-email-phishing","tag-microsoft-notification-email","tag-microsoft-phishing-scam","tag-microsoft-security-alert","tag-microsoft-spam-emails","tag-msonlineservicesteammicrosoftonline-com","tag-official-microsoft-email-scam","tag-online-scams","tag-phishing-attack","tag-phishing-emails","tag-scam-alert","tag-spam-filters","tag-technology","tag-the-spamhaus-project"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}