Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook and Teams for millions worldwide

A massive Microsoft outage is disrupting Outlook email, Teams, and other services for millions of users globally, affecting businesses, schools, and government agencies across multiple continents. Microsoft has confirmed the issue is not caused by a cyberattack, with an executive stating there is no indication of malicious activity. The company initially reported problems in the Americas before acknowledging the global scope, with outage reports reaching 74 countries within an hour. Australian courts and government services, Hong Kong banks, Japanese ministries, and Philippine courts have all reported disruptions. Microsoft is investigating a potential faulty update, drawing comparisons to the 2024 CrowdStrike incident that caused widespread global IT failures.