
Microsoft consumer mail rejects legitimate messages lacking DMARC
Bounces citing 550 5.7.1 or 550 5.7.23 began November 5 and also hit small senders.
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Bounces citing 550 5.7.1 or 550 5.7.23 began November 5 and also hit small senders.

Of 2,081 county election sites, 869 are off .gov; about 51% of contact domains lack enforced DMARC.

Cisco Talos saw about 1,400 messages whose DKIM and DMARC checks still passed.

Cisco Talos saw about 1,400 Dell and Staples messages that planted callback numbers in order fields.

Cisco Talos saw about 1,400 messages whose DKIM and DMARC checks passed while pushing victims to call.
Customers can add VMCs or CMCs so supported inboxes display verified logos alongside DMARC controls.

Two patched Apple iCloud SMTP parsing flaws let free accounts spoof any @icloud.com address while passing SPF, DKIM, and DMARC checks.

KnowBe4 tracked 29,785 phishing emails abusing Microsoft 365 Direct Send to spoof internal senders while timing sends to US Eastern business hours.
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