Microsoft Defender for Office 365 false-positives block Google links

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:05:08 +0000

Engineer — Plan: If your org uses Defender for Office 365, check whether Safe Links is blocking legitimate Google URLs and configure allow-list exceptions or monitor Microsoft’s investigation for a fix.
SOC/IR — Plan: Expect a spike in user-reported blocked links; tune alert triage to deprioritize Safe Links hits on google.com domains until Microsoft issues a resolution.
Leader — Skip

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