Microsoft works to fix outage hitting Outlook and Teams

Microsoft is working to resolve a widespread outage lasting several hours that has affected its Outlook and Teams services, according to a company statement. A Microsoft spokesperson said the company is addressing issues with Microsoft 365 services to restore them as quickly as possible, adding there is no indication of a cyberattack. Downdetector reported thousands of user complaints about access problems. The company began investigating email access issues at 2:54 p.m. Brasília time on Thursday, and many services remained down by 12:10 a.m., with its status page showing service degradation. Microsoft said on X it is monitoring affected infrastructure to improve stability.