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MICROSOFT DEFENDER FLAGS LEGITIMATE GOOGLE SEARCH LINKS AS MALICIOUS

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Summary from the TLDR IT newsletter

Microsoft is investigating a Defender for Office 365 Safe Links issue incorrectly identifying legitimate Google search URLs as malicious. The bug can block users from opening links and generate related incidents in Defender and Sentinel, potentially creating both helpdesk noise and false-positive alert volume for IT teams.