Microsoft struggles to fix huge outage affecting Outlook and Teams
Microsoft services such as Outlook and Teams were disrupted for about 10 hours on Thursday as the tech giant struggled to fix issues with some servers, hitting businesses and government agencies globally that use the popular platforms.
Key points
- Microsoft said the outage was caused by servers unexpected becoming unavailable, straining other systems.
- A Microsoft spokesperson said the company “had no indication of a cyber-attack”.
- The company blamed elevated infrastructure loads and said it was working to restore services.
A Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook and Teams worldwide, with reports from scores of countries and territories.
Microsoft says servers unexpectedly went offline, disrupting Outlook email, Teams, Copilot and other services.
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