- Microsoft -Teams finally introduce a phishing -Alar function
- The feature is generally available in mid -February 2025
- Hackers have abused external comms to hit organizations with malware and ransowmare
Microsoft teams have long been a favorite goal of hackers who want to infiltrate organizations by mimicking brands or networking administrators, but that’s all finally changing.
Numerous threat actors have abused external access, with a Russian group ‘bombing’ of a user’s e -mail inbox with thousands of E emails before pretending to be an IT support worker calling to help solve spam before He gets remote access and implementation of malware.
A phishing warning for external messages has therefore been a long time, with the function to be introduced by Microsoft in mid-February 2025.
Phishing detector
The phishing threat alarm was first rumored in October 2024 in the Microsoft 365 branch, with subsequent advice added to the Microsoft 365 Service Update page that the system would generally be available around mid-February 2025.
“This roll -out will be automatically on the specified date without administrative action required before the rollout. It may be necessary to update any relevant documentation. We recommend that you train your users about what the new high risk screen accepts/blocks, and remind users to continue with caution. “
Phishing -control will happen every time a user receives a message from an external source for the first time, added Microsoft, which further explained that an ‘acceptance or block’ prompt appears over suspicious chats in which the user is reminded to acknowledge, That the message could be phishy if they choose to click Accept.
External access can be deactivated in the Microsoft Teams Admin Center, which prevents risky external communication completely, but those who regularly need to use external messages must remain extra vigilant until mid -February. Microsoft recommends that organizations train their employees to view and report suspicious phishing -e emails and messages.
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