Outlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by Outage

First reported by TechCrunch at Thu 1:03 PM · 15 outlets in all

1. Forbes1hMicrosoft Outlook, Teams Outage Enters Second Day—Company Reports Progress On FixMicrosoft said a new patch is improving server stability after earlier fixes failed, and added it has not found any evidence that the outage was caused by malicious activity.
2. Cointelegraph2hMicrosoft 365 outage hits Outlook email and Teams calendars worldwideMicrosoft began a wider patch rollout Friday as the outage disrupted government email and Microsoft 365 connectors in ChatGPT and Claude.
3. NY Post2hMicrosoft platforms including Outlook, Teams down as tech giant struggles to fix outageA disruption of Microsoft services such as Outlook, Teams and Copilot stretched into Asia-Pacific business ‌hours on Friday after affecting thousands of US users, as the tech giant struggled to fix server problems it blamed for the outage.
4. BBC3hWhat we know about the global Microsoft outageMicrosoft has said the outage was not caused by a cyber-security incident, but efforts to fix the issues have so far been largely unsuccessful.
5. Hacker News4hGlobal Microsoft Outage
6. Business Insider(subscription required)4hThe Microsoft outage is disrupting email. These business leaders barely use it anyway.People affected by the outage took to social media to urge Microsoft to resolve the issue so they could get back to work.
7. CNN5hGlobal Microsoft outage leaves millions without access to Outlook email, Teams and other tools
8. Gizmodo7hMicrosoft 365 Outage Stretches Late Into the Evening, With Services Like Outlook and Teams Still UnstableMicrosoft 365 services were unavailable for much of the workday, and remained so into the night.
9. New York Times(subscription required)11hOutlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by OutageThe outage, which affects software used by hundreds of millions of users, has caused headaches around the world. The company said its efforts to repair the problem were “not taking as expected.”
10. Washington Examiner12hOutage 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
11. Mashable13hMicrosoft 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.
12. BleepingComputer14hMassive Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwideMicrosoft is investigating a widespread outage affecting multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot, as users report connectivity problems worldwide.
13. The Verge15hMicrosoft 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
14. TechRadar15hMicrosoft outage live —Outlook and Teams still down for millions as fixes not going 'as expected'Microsoft's popular suite of online services is still down for many.
15. TechCrunch15hMicrosoft’s Outlook email hit by new outageMicrosoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.