Microsoft confirms full service restoration after global outage

independent.co.uk —

Microsoft has confirmed full service restoration after a major global outage that disrupted police, the NHS, businesses, courts, and schools, marking one of the worst IT failures in years. The company announced Saturday it had resolved the underlying issue for all impacted customers and regions. The outage began around 6pm GMT Thursday, affecting email, messaging, and other Microsoft 365 services, with over 130,000 Outlook issues reported in the US at its peak. Microsoft attributed the failure to a technical issue unrelated to cyber or AI agents, while UK authorities implemented contingency measures for back-office functions. Government cyber minister Baroness Lloyd acknowledged limited frontline service impacts, noting discussions with Microsoft UK's CEO. Police in England and Wales temporarily couldn't receive online crime reports, and NHS staff used paper records, while other AI services like ChatGPT and Claude also experienced disruptions.


With a significance score of 2.4, this news ranks in the top 17% of today's 31142 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: