Microsoft outage disrupts cloud services in 74 countries, email issues persist

A major Microsoft outage has disrupted numerous cloud services across 74 countries, with users still reporting email problems on Friday. The disruption affects Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services globally. The issue began Thursday evening, peaking with nearly 140,000 error reports for Outlook alone. Microsoft attributes the failure to a large number of servers becoming unexpectedly unavailable, causing overload on remaining systems, with no evidence of a cyberattack. Businesses, government agencies, and hospitals are affected. Microsoft has partially stabilized services after hours of work, but experts advise users not to resend stuck emails manually to avoid duplicates.