{"id":442698,"date":"2026-05-24T07:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/442698\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T07:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:44:16","slug":"scammers-reportedly-using-trusted-microsoft-emails-to-bypass-spam-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/442698\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers reportedly using trusted Microsoft emails to bypass spam filters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The email address, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailystar.net\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"8ce1ffe3e2e0e5e2e9ffe9fefae5efe9fff8e9ede1cce1e5effee3ffe3eaf8e3e2e0e5e2e9a2efe3e1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u201d, is commonly used by Microsoft to send account-related notifications, including two-factor authentication codes and security alerts. However, scammers have reportedly found ways to misuse the company\u2019s notification system to deliver fraudulent messages that appear authentic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ss\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"93e5bb71-266c-49c1-9601-0f804fc6e201\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SS of microsoft scam email.png\" width=\"842\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\nScreenshot highlighting phishing emails sent via an official Microsoft email address. Image: The Spamhaus Project<\/p>\n<p>Reports shared on social media in recent weeks indicate that recipients have received emails from the official Microsoft address containing references to Bitcoin investments, third-party websites, or suspicious phone numbers. The emails reportedly mimic Microsoft\u2019s standard formatting and branding, making them appear credible to unsuspecting users.<\/p>\n<p>Because the messages originate from a legitimate Microsoft-owned email address, they may be more likely to bypass spam and phishing filters commonly used by email providers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a January 2026 report from cybersecurity firm Abnormal, attackers had already been exploiting Microsoft\u2019s notification infrastructure to send phishing emails designed to trick users into revealing personal or financial information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The email address, \u201c[email\u00a0protected]\u201d, is commonly used by Microsoft to send account-related notifications, including two-factor authentication codes and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[226113,226110,28739,95506,81279,226112,112989,226102,226106,226101,226111,226104,226107,111,139,69,226103,208011,226108,226105,100006,226109,145,226114],"class_list":["post-442698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-abnormal-security","tag-bitcoin-scam-emails","tag-cybercrime","tag-cybersecurity-news","tag-cybersecurity-threats","tag-email-phishing-campaign","tag-email-security","tag-microsoft-email-phishing","tag-microsoft-notification-email","tag-microsoft-phishing-scam","tag-microsoft-security-alert","tag-microsoft-spam-emails","tag-msonlineservicesteammicrosoftonline-com","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-official-microsoft-email-scam","tag-online-scams","tag-phishing-attack","tag-phishing-emails","tag-scam-alert","tag-spam-filters","tag-technology","tag-the-spamhaus-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}