World · India Bureau
Microsoft Outlook and 365 services hit by major global outage
Microsoft's email and productivity services experienced widespread disruptions Wednesday, leaving millions of users unable to access accounts or send messages. The company attributed the outage to connectivity issues affecting multiple regions.
LSN India ·
Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 services suffered a significant outage that impacted users across the globe, with more than 100,000 complaints filed about the disruption. Users reported widespread difficulties sending and receiving emails, along with login failures affecting their accounts.
The outage created disruptions for millions relying on the platform for both personal and professional communications. Businesses and individuals attempting to access critical email services encountered error messages and connection timeouts during the period of disruption.
Microsoft acknowledged the technical issues in a statement, confirming that connectivity problems had affected multiple geographic regions. The company said engineers were working to resolve the underlying technical faults responsible for the service interruptions.
The outage underscored the vulnerability of cloud-based services that millions depend on daily for business operations and communications. Microsoft did not immediately provide an estimated timeline for full service restoration or details about the root cause of the technical failure.