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Microsoft users are reporting a particularly difficult-to-detect scam: phishing emails sent from a genuine Microsoft email address that’s classified as “trustworthy” by the company itself. The emails ...

Scam emails are getting better at looking official. This one claims to be an urgent warning from Microsoft about your email account. It looks serious. It feels time sensitive. And that is exactly the ...

Scammers have found a way to weaponize an official Microsoft email address in order to spread their cyber crimes. Credit: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images If you've ever received an email from ...