Microsoft says email backlog from outage near normal levels

Microsoft announced that the backlog of unprocessed emails caused by a major outage has significantly decreased and is approaching normal levels. The company disclosed this via social media shortly after 11 p.m. Japan time on the 14th. Recovery work is still ongoing, and intermittent issues may continue to occur. Prior to this announcement, Microsoft stated that restoration of some infrastructure had been completed and communications were gradually recovering. The company confirmed that the outage was not caused by malicious activity or a cyberattack. Full restoration timelines have not been disclosed.