Massachusetts workers hit by Microsoft outage turn to in-person meetings

A widespread Microsoft server outage on Thursday disrupted account access for millions of users worldwide, including workers in Massachusetts, forcing some to resort to in-person meetings. Cybersecurity expert Gary Miliefsky suggested the outage may have resulted from a denial-of-service attack, which overwhelms servers with traffic. Affected workers like Liam McManus and Mary Gifford reported switching to face-to-face communication after Microsoft Teams and other services failed. As of Thursday night, Microsoft services remained down. Experts warned users to be cautious of unfamiliar links in restored emails, as the outage could be exploited for phishing attempts.