nuNov 13, 2026, 05:29

Microsoft hit by global outage: issues with Teams and Outlook

A massive global outage affecting Microsoft services like Teams and Outlook persists after being triggered by an infrastructure overload on Thursday. While the disruption impacts 74 countries and various government institutions, officials report that there is currently no indication of a cyberattack.

A widespread Microsoft service outage, which began on Thursday evening due to an unexpected increase in infrastructure load, continues to impact users globally. The disruption has affected essential platforms including Teams and Outlook across 74 countries and territories, according to outage tracking data. While Microsoft engineers are working to resolve the issue, services remained unavailable as of Friday morning. Government entities, including the Australian intelligence and federal police agencies, as well as the United States House of Representatives, have reported significant disruptions to their operations.

Despite the scale of the outage, Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke stated that officials have been informed by Microsoft that there is currently no evidence to suggest a cyberattack caused the incident. The company continues to prioritize technical remediation efforts to restore stability to its systems. Users around the world are currently awaiting further updates as the corporation works to identify the specific root cause behind the rapid escalation of the infrastructure failure.

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