Microsoft apologizes for global outage disrupting Outlook and Teams in Netherlands

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Microsoft has apologized for a major global outage affecting its Microsoft 365 suite, leaving Outlook and Teams partially unavailable since Thursday and disrupting digital services for organizations worldwide, including in the Netherlands. The technical issue, unrelated to cyberattacks or AI, originated from a network capacity upgrade, Microsoft said. Downdetector recorded complaints from users in over 70 countries, with Dutch municipalities and universities reporting limited accessibility. Microsoft reports progress in restoring services but says they are not fully operational yet. KPN warns that online criminals may exploit the outage with fraudulent messages impersonating Microsoft, and the Dutch band Toppers postponed an announcement due to the disruption.


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