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Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes via IMAP4

ID: da2913bf-94f0-52e5-844c-46cd7e5b6185

STIX ID: report--da2913bf-94f0-52e5-844c-46cd7e5b6185

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Date Published: 2026-01-08

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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Microsoft reported and resolved an Exchange Online IMAP4 outage that began on January 1 due to an authentication misconfiguration introduced by a recent deployment; after rolling out a configuration change across affected servers, normal service was restored by January 8. The report also references prior Microsoft service disruptions and the cancellation of a planned bulk email recipient limit policy.

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