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Microsoft mistake blows up admins' inboxes with fake malware alerts

ID: c310720f-a8ef-59db-b00b-b4c24d0c1021

STIX ID: report--c310720f-a8ef-59db-b00b-b4c24d0c1021

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2024-08-26

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Iain Thomson

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Microsoft 365 mistakenly quarantined legitimate emails as malware (EX873252), causing administrative disruption while Microsoft investigated and mitigated a detection system issue; by 2000 UTC on August 26, the company reported over 99% of affected emails had been unblocked and replayed, though some impact persisted.

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