Outage hits Microsoft Outlook, impacting more than 120,000 users

First reported by TechCrunch at Thu 1:03 PM · 9 outlets in all

1. New York Times(subscription required)3hOutlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by OutageThe company said that some of its servers were unexpectedly unavailable, straining the remaining infrastructure, and that it was working to bring users back online.
2. Washington Examiner3hOutage hits Microsoft Outlook, impacting more than 120,000 usersAn outage hit Microsoft platforms, including Outlook, on Thursday, causing issues for more than 120,000 users. The reports of outages peaked just before 1:30 p.m., with nearly 130,000 users saying their Outlook was experiencing issues, according to Downdetector. Issues were reported on both the mobile and website version of Outlook. VANCE ACCUSES MICROSOFT OF FRAUD
3. Hacker News4hOutlook Down, Microsoft Teams and Office may be impacted
4. Mashable5hMicrosoft Outlook outage cause seemingly revealedMicrosoft is investigating failed server checks as a possible cause of the Nov. 12 Outlook outage and is testing a fix on some affected servers.
5. Al Jazeera5hMicrosoft outage hits tens of thousands of usersMicrosoft says servers unexpectedly went offline, disrupting Outlook email, Teams, Copilot and other services.
6. NY Post6hMicrosoft Outlook outage disrupts email for more thousands of usersMicrosoft Outlook and Teams faced widespread outages in the Americas, with 140,000+ reports; check service status for updates.
7. ABC News7hMicrosoft Outlook outage stretches on for hoursMicrosoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
8. The Verge7hMicrosoft Outlook is still downSince just before 1PM ET on Thursday, reports have come in from around the world that people can't access their Outlook email, either through the web or apps. Microsoft quickly acknowledged the issue from its Microsoft 365 Status account, saying that "We've determined a portion of infrastructure is experiencing elevated load across multiple regions, which
9. TechCrunch7hMicrosoft’s Outlook email hit by new outageMicrosoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.