News Outlook and Hotmail flooded by spam

Microsoft has tackled a problem with its email filters that had prevented them from properly screening out spam.

It first acknowledged the problem with Outlook and Hotmail on Tuesday evening.

"Some users may be receiving excessive spam mail," a service page update stated.

The company later said it had managed to put in place two sets of fixes to protect users' inboxes and its own infrastructure.

Many affected users had complained about the issue on social media.

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