Global Microsoft Outage: Prolonged Disruptions to Outlook and Teams

A prolonged server outage at Microsoft has caused widespread communication disruptions for businesses and governments globally, with no evidence of malicious activity.

A technical outage at Microsoft servers has led to widespread disruptions lasting over 12 hours, affecting access to popular services such as Outlook and Teams. According to reports by Dawn and the Financial Times, the incident hindered operations at businesses, government agencies, and organizations globally, causing delays in corporate earnings reporting and air travel logistics. Some organizations reportedly reverted to using fax machines to maintain communications.

Microsoft clarified that the incident resulted from server issues and sustained traffic, ruling out any malicious cyber activity. The company stated that it is implementing software fixes and gradually stabilizing the systems. Further details have not yet been released.