# Multiple Microsoft 365 services are experiencing an outage

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11 outlets covering · First listed: Engadget, Nov 12, 2026, 1:17 PM · Read it: <https://www.engadget.com/2315259/multiple-microsoft-365-services-are-experiencing-an-outage/>

Outlook and Teams are among the platforms impacted by "elevated load" issues.

AI summary (may contain mistakes): Microsoft is working to restore services after a worldwide outage affecting Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft 365 products, with disruption stretching past 12 hours. Microsoft said a new patch was improving server stability after earlier fixes failed, and that it found no evidence the outage was caused by malicious or cyber activity; The Register reported a cyberattack has not been completely ruled out.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 1:17 PM: [Multiple Microsoft 365 services are experiencing an outage](<https://www.engadget.com/2315259/multiple-microsoft-365-services-are-experiencing-an-outage/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  Outlook and Teams are among the platforms impacted by "elevated load" issues.
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:45 PM: [Users report being unable to access Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services; Microsoft says many of its servers became unexpectedly unavailable (Anna Washenko/Engadget)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p51>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:15 PM: [Massive Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwide](<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/massive-microsoft-365-outage-disrupts-outlook-teams-copilot-worldwide/>) — BleepingComputer (Specialist, United States)
  Microsoft is investigating a widespread outage affecting multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot, as users report connectivity problems worldwide.
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:38 PM: [Microsoft 365 outage: Outlook is down, and the internet is touching grass](<https://mashable.com/tech/microsoft-outlook-outage-365-down-reactions-nov-12-2026>) — Mashable (Digital news, United States)
  Microsoft platforms went down on Nov. 12, and workers on the internet joked about clocking out early and renaming the service “Microsoft 364.”
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:57 PM: [Widespread Microsoft outage continues, taking down Outlook and other 365 services](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/12/microsoft-outage-outlook-aws-google.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  A Microsoft outage on Thursday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365.
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:10 PM: [Microsoft 365 Outage Stretches On, With Services Like Outlook and Teams Still Unstable](<https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-365-outage-stretches-late-into-the-evening-with-services-like-outlook-and-teams-still-unstable-2000839374>) — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States)
  Microsoft 365 services were unavailable for much of the workday, and remained so into the night.
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:03 AM: [Microsoft races to restore services after global outage](<https://www.ft.com/content/025b2769-bca8-4a74-b9f5-5d7ad7da32c7?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Issue affecting Outlook, Teams and other services not caused by ‘malicious or cyber activity’, company says
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:18 AM: [Global Microsoft Outage](<https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/12/business/live-news/microsoft-global-outage-intl-hnk>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:37 AM: [What we know about the global Microsoft outage](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg238zrnm5o>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Microsoft has said the outage was not caused by a cyber-security incident, but efforts to fix the issues have so far been largely unsuccessful.
- Nov 13, 2026, 2:26 AM: [Microsoft 365 outage hits Outlook email and Teams calendars worldwide](<https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-365-global-outage-outlook-teams-ai-services>) — Cointelegraph (Specialist)
  Microsoft began a wider patch rollout Friday as the outage disrupted government email and Microsoft 365 connectors in ChatGPT and Claude.
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:37 AM: [Microsoft 365 outage passes 12 hours, hitting users in 74 countries](<https://cryptobriefing.com/microsoft-365-outage-74-countries/>) — Crypto Briefing (Specialist)
  The outage highlights the vulnerability of global operations reliant on centralized cloud services, urging a reevaluation of contingency strategies.