Report a phishing message in Outlook
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Overview
Report Message is an add-in for Outlook that allows you to quickly report suspected phishing messages.
Notes:
- At IU, the Report Message add-in for Microsoft Outlook replaced the PhishMe Reporter add-in, which has been discontinued.
- The Report Message add-in is not supported in Legacy Outlook for Mac.
Report a phish
When you receive email that appears to be a phishing attempt, follow the instructions for your version of Outlook.
Classic Outlook for Windows
- In Outlook, open the message you've identified as a phishing attempt.
- In the ribbon's Note:
If you don't see the
option:- If you have a "Browse add-ins" option in your ribbon, you can search there to find and install the add-in.
- Alternatively, follow Microsoft's Enable the Microsoft Report Message or the Report Phishing add-ins.
tab, select and then .
- Follow the prompts to report the phish to the Information Security & Policy Office.
Outlook on the web
- In Outlook on the web, right-click the message in Windows, or
Command
-click it in macOS, and select , then .Alternatively, open the message, and on the right side of the address bar, select the three dots (
), select , and then select .Note:If you don't see the add-in:
- If you have a "Browse add-ins" option in your ribbon, you can search there to find and install the add-in.
- Alternatively, follow Microsoft's Enable the Microsoft Report Message or the Report Phishing add-ins.
- Follow the prompts to report the phish to the Information Security & Policy Office.
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Last modified on 2024-06-24 11:47:04.