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Users call on Microsoft to update Outlook's friendly name feature

ID: f1fa68ff-41f0-5c72-af9c-a04e48096599

STIX ID: report--f1fa68ff-41f0-5c72-af9c-a04e48096599

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2024-08-06

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Richard Speed

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The report describes growing user and administrator concerns that Microsoft Outlook’s emphasis on displaying sender friendly names rather than actual email addresses facilitates phishing and social engineering, leading to mistaken trust and clicks on malicious links. Stakeholders urge Microsoft to add a consistent option to always show real sender addresses across Outlook clients to reduce this risk.

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