Microsoft outage persists across 74 countries after Thursday disruptions

gp.se (Swedish) —

Microsoft services suffered major outages Thursday evening that persisted into Friday morning, affecting users in up to 74 countries, according to Downdetector. The disruptions hit Microsoft 365, including Outlook and Teams, with the company attributing the issue to "increased load" on its infrastructure. Microsoft said services would gradually return by midnight, but problems remained unresolved as Europe woke up. At 5 a.m. Swedish time, Microsoft stated on X that fixes to improve operational reliability "are not working as expected." A spokesperson said there are "no signs" the problems stem from a cyberattack, according to ABC News.


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