Microsoft Teams: External domains anomalies report

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 21, 2026 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams will roll out an External domains anomalies report by March 2026, enabling admins to detect unusual external communication patterns. Available in the Teams admin center, it provides insights and blocking options for suspicious domains. Admins can enable alerts for proactive monitoring without required action to access the report.

Introduction

To help admins detect unusual or potentially risky interactions with external organizations, Microsoft Teams is introducing the External domains anomalies report. This report analyzes cross-tenant communication patterns for your tenant and highlights sudden spikes or abnormal engagement activity. These insights support proactive investigation and help protect your organization while enabling secure external collaboration.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 536572.

When this will happen

• General Availability (Worldwide): Rolling out in late February 2026 and expected to complete in March 2026.

How this affects your organization

Who is affected:

• Teams administrators can view this report for their Microsoft 365 tenant if their organization collaborates with external organizations.

What will happen:

• A new External domains anomalies report will be available in the Microsoft Teams admin center under Protection reports.
• Admins can select Communication anomalies, choose a date range, and run the report to view results:
• Insights include external domains with unusual communication activity:
  
  • External domain name
  • Total anomalies detected
  • New 1:1 chat threads created by that domain
  • New group chat threads created by that domain
• A Block option is available directly in the report for managing external domains:


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What you can do to prepare

No action is required to access the report.

To receive proactive alerts:

• Enable External domains anomalies alerts in the Teams admin center:
  
  • Go to Notifications & alerts > Rules.
  • Select External domains anomalies.
  • Set status to Active.
• Specify a Teams channel for notifications if desired.


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• Daily alerts will summarize the top five domains with unusual activity.


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Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.

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