Microsoft rules out cyberattack in outage affecting 74 countries
Microsoft has ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of a major outage impacting Outlook, Teams, and Copilot services in 74 countries, citing infrastructure overload.
Microsoft has dismissed the possibility of a cyberattack as the reason behind a major service outage that affected Outlook, Teams, and Copilot in 74 countries. The company blamed the disruption on overwhelming strain on its infrastructure. Charles Lamanna, a Microsoft executive, confirmed in a tweet that there was no evidence of malicious activity or a cyberattack causing the issue.
The outage disrupted services for several hours, impacting users across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Microsoft initially reported issues in the Americas but later clarified that the problem extended globally. The company temporarily halted all deployments, redirected data traffic away from affected infrastructure, and restarted impacted servers.
In the United States, around 130,000 users initially reported Outlook issues, while thousands faced problems with Teams and Copilot. Microsoft provided regular updates via its X platform, stating that it was working to restore full service and expected a gradual recovery as applications reconnected.
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