Outlook news

Mar 31, 2021

Count Selected Messages

How to get a count of the messages you have selected in Outlook, using a macro or copy and paste.

Can Microsoft read all my emails via Outlook?

Patrick Marshall answers your personal tech questions. This week's topics cover whether Microsoft is reading our emails using its Outlook application and an inability to access Wi-Fi on a laptop after a power outage.

Microsoft Outlook hack leaves thousands of compromised servers vulnerable, according to White House

The White House urges computer network operators to take additional steps to work out if their systems were targeted by a hack of Microsoft's Outlook email program, saying a recent software fix still left serious vulnerabilities.

microsoft outlook breach News

The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook email program, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities.

Microsoft Outlook users worldwide suffer hack speculated to be linked to China

Microsoft business email software Outlook users worldwide were reportedly hacked recently. The attack started with "a Chinese government-backed hacking group" and has affected 60,000 users globally, reported Bloomberg.

Urgent warning to secure email networks after Chinese-backed hack of Microsoft Outlook

Cyber-security officials are urging Australians to immediately secure their digital networks after a major Chinese infiltration of Microsofts email systems, warning too many of the nations businesses are exposed to attacks.

Microsoft rolls back update to fix access issues for thousands

Users may still face access issues with Microsoft 365 services but Teams, Outlook.com and Exchange Online are up and running, Microsoft's service status page showed. More than 2,300 people also reported problems with Microsoft's Azure cloud computing services,

Microsoft Outlook Hack 'Active Threat', Says White House Despite Patch

The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft's Outlook email programme, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities.

IReadIt

This Outlook add-in allows you to send a read receipt even the original message sender did not ask for that.

SetFrom COM Add-in for Outlook

Outlook COM add-in that lets you automatically insert in the "From:" or "Have replies sent to:" field any address/alias that you need for each outgoing message. If you're mainly concerned with getting From right when replying to mail from another user's Exchange mailbox, RightFrom, from the same author, would be more appropriate.