Microsoft apologizes for widespread outage, says services mostly restored
Key Points:
- Microsoft apologized for a widespread outage that disrupted email and other Microsoft 365 services, stating most services have since been restored.
- The company clarified the outage was due to a technical issue during a network capacity upgrade and not related to a cyberattack or AI.
- Some customers and regions are still experiencing issues, which Microsoft is actively addressing, and a full incident report will be released after review.
- The outage began on Thursday, affecting an unspecified number of users, and while it caused frustration, some workers took the unexpected downtime humorously on social media.