Microsoft fixes Office 365 flaw that led emails to end up in junk folder
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A flaw that caused the emails ofOffice 365users to end up in their junk folders instead of their inboxes has been fixed byMicrosoft.
Users of the software giant’semail servicewere likely frustrated and possibly annoyed by the issue but thankfully no lasting damage was done.
Throughout the whole ordeal,Microsoftkept users informed regarding the situation through a series of tweets on the official Microsoft 365 Status account on Twitter. The account first outlined the situation in atweet, saying:
“We’re investigating an issue in which email is being sent to the junk folder. We’ll be providing updates under EX258373 in the admin center.”
Spam rule change
Just an hour after its first tweet, the official Microsoft 365 Status account on Twitter revealed that the issue was the result of a change it had made and that it would be fixed shortly.
After reverting the change, Microsoft “observed successful email delivery” and the company then began working on “reprocessing any emails that were incorrectly delivered as junk”. This process took a few hours to complete though some Office 365 users took to Twitter themselves to voice their frustration.
In a tweet posted several hours later, Microsoft explained that the issue was the result of a “recently deployed spam rule” and users should visit the admin center for additional details. Fighting spam inemail clientshas proven particularly difficult over the course of the past year as cybercriminals leveraged the pandemic to launch phishing campaigns and other cyberattacks against thoseworking from home.
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Thankfully Microsoft has finished fixing this Office 365 issue and users' emails are now being labeled correctly and sent to the right folder.
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