ICT ministry to inspect domestic disruptions after Microsoft services outage

Microsoft has announced that all its products are functioning normally following a technical outage on Friday that affected services including Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Teams. The outage, which was attributed to server issues, crippled online communications for businesses and governments worldwide for over 24 hours. According to Channel News Asia, the disruption affected government agencies in the United States, Japan, Australia, and Singapore, while also causing delays at trading firms and hindering some companies from publishing earnings.

Microsoft stated that access has been fully restored to its flagship software and ruled out malicious activity or AI as the cause of the incident. The outage prevented users from performing essential functions such as hosting virtual meetings, managing calendars, and sending emails.

The Ministry of Science and ICT said Saturday it will inspect disruptions to domestic companies' operations in South Korea following the global outage. The ministry plans to work with Microsoft Korea to check the restoration of services and possible damage to users. It added that a joint emergency response team will be formed with the company to continue monitoring the situation.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Korea Times, The Times of Israel, Ajel English, Techmeme, Channel News Asia — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.