Microsoft warns Outlook and Teams users of phishing emails posing as outage alerts

Microsoft has cautioned Outlook and Teams users about phishing attacks that follow a recent service disruption. Cybercriminals are posing as official service health notifications to trick recipients. Many of these fraudulent messages wrongly state that held emails will be deleted unless the user takes action to restore them. Microsoft recommends that organizations confirm any alerts through the admin center and carefully review suspicious messages. The company also urges the adoption of stronger security measures to guard against these attempts.