Microsoft outage disrupts services worldwide from Asia to the U.S

Microsoft is struggling to restore services after a major outage affecting Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 offerings, impacting users, companies, and government operations worldwide from Asia to the U.S. The technology giant has been working for hours to fix the issue. Microsoft said the outage affects a wide range of Microsoft 365 services interacting with Exchange Online and email, with no indication of malicious activity. Over 430 million people use Microsoft 365 apps, and roughly 130,000 users reported problems on Downdetector, though the company noted early stabilization and capacity improvements. The outage has disrupted government emails in Singapore and Japan, delayed a U.S. company's earnings call, and affected banks in Hong Kong. Microsoft likened the incident to the 2024 CrowdStrike outage, which was caused by a faulty update, and OpenAI and Anthropic reported connection issues with Microsoft 365 tools.