A global Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook and Microsoft 365 services worldwide.
Microsoft is working to restore Outlook and other services following a major global outage that disrupted Microsoft 365, Teams, and other applications for thousands of users. The disruption, which lasted approximately ten hours on Friday, was likely caused by a server configuration problem and elevated infrastructure load. Microsoft stated there is no evidence of a cyberattack or malicious activity behind the incident.
- Downdetector reported nearly 130,000 users signaled Outlook problems.
- Microsoft stated repair efforts for a major Outlook outage were not proceeding as anticipated.
- The outage affected Microsoft products in 74 countries and territories.
- OpenAI and Anthropic reported problems connecting with Microsoft 365 tools.
- Australian Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister Tony Burke said Microsoft believed it was not dealing with a cyberattack.
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