New Microsoft Teams Meeting Participants Targeted by Scam Contacts
A user who installed Microsoft Teams solely to join a meeting was subsequently contacted by multiple unsolicited, apparently scam accounts. This points to a trust and safety gap in how the platform exposes new or first-time participants to unsolicited outreach.
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