What happens when someone "Report Phishing" and "Report Message" an email as Phish/Spam in Outlook client? Does EOP & EOP policy blocks them or what actions it takes on those emails?

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What happens when someone "Report Phishing" and "Report Message" an email as Phish/Spam in Outlook client? Does EOP & EOP policy blocks them or what actions it takes on those emails?

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2023-09-22T07:06:01.3933333+00:00

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2023-10-04T09:55:10.62+00:00

Hi @Vinod Survase,

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Hi @Vinod Survase,

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2023-10-04T09:55:10.62+00:00

Hi @Vinod Survase,

Hope things are going well. I am waiting to see if the above information helps. If there's anything else we can help, feel free to let us know.

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Andy David - MVP 157.8K

Defender evaluates those user submissions and renders a verdict. If its determined it was phishing, they will be blocked. If the message is submitted as junk, they will be handled as per the anti-spam policy for that user.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/submissions-outlook-report-messages?view=o365-worldwide#review-reported-messages

Admins can view submissions:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/submissions-admin?view=o365-worldwide#view-user-reported-messages-to-microsoft

Vinod Survase 4,786 Reputation points

2023-09-21T18:03:25.63+00:00

Thanks for reply on this.

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What happens when someone "Report Phishing" and "Report Message" an email as Phish/Spam in Outlook client? Does EOP & EOP policy blocks them or what actions it takes on those emails?

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