ICT ministry to inspect domestic disruptions after Microsoft services outage

Microsoft has announced that a global outage affecting Microsoft 365 services, including Teams, Outlook, and Copilot, has ended. According to DW English (Top Stories), the disruption lasted more than 24 hours and was caused by server issues rather than outside interference. The outage, which began around 1725 UTC on Thursday, prevented businesses and government agencies worldwide from performing essential functions such as sending emails, managing calendars, and hosting virtual meetings.

The Jakarta Post reports that the incident affected government agencies in countries including Australia, Japan, and the United States, and caused delays at trading firms and communication lags for airlines. Organizations that host Microsoft services on their own servers rather than in the cloud were somewhat spared. This disruption was the second such outage this year and one of the longest in the company's history.

In response to the disruption, South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT stated it will inspect the impact on domestic companies' operations. The ministry plans to work with Microsoft Korea to check the restoration of services and assess potential damage to users, including forming a joint emergency response team to continue monitoring the situation.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Korea Times, DW English (Top Stories), The Korea Times, The Jakarta Post, The Times of Israel — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.