Microsoft cloud outage hits Outlook and Teams worldwide

Microsoft's cloud services, including Outlook and Teams, continue to experience technical problems worldwide, with error reports rising sharply in Sweden on Friday morning. At its peak, 130,000 issues were reported in the US on Thursday evening, with numbers now around 5,000-6,000. Problems accessing Outlook email are also reported in Australia, Japan, and other parts of Asia, with similar issues feared in Europe. In Sweden, reports reached about 1,000 by 08:30. Up to 74 countries were affected, and Microsoft stated the outage is not due to a cyberattack but likely a failed server update, according to Australian authorities. The incident has impacted government email systems in Australia and Japan, drawing comparisons to the 2024 Crowdstrike global IT disruption. Microsoft attributed the issue to "increased load" on its infrastructure.