Microsoft 365 outage hits Outlook email and Teams calendars worldwide

First reported by Hacker News at Thu 12:20 PM · 16 outlets in all

1. Cointelegraph24mMicrosoft 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.
2. BBC1hWhat 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.
3. Hacker News2hGlobal Microsoft Outage
4. CNN3hGlobal Microsoft outage leaves millions without access to Outlook email, Teams and other tools
5. Gizmodo5hMicrosoft 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.
6. NPR7hIs Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other appsA widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts.
7. New York Times(subscription required)9hOutlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by OutageThe outage, which affects software used by hundreds of millions of users, has caused problems for people, companies and agencies around the world.
8. Mashable11hMicrosoft 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.
9. CNBC11hWidespread Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and other 365 servicesA Microsoft outage on Thursday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365.
10. BleepingComputer12hMassive 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.
11. NY Post12hMicrosoft 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.
12. Engadget13hMultiple Microsoft 365 services are experiencing an outageOutlook and Teams are among the platforms impacted by "elevated load" issues.
13. ABC News13hMicrosoft Outlook outage stretches on for hoursMicrosoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
14. AP13hIs Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps
15. The Verge13hMicrosoft 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
16. TechCrunch13hMicrosoft’s Outlook email hit by new outageMicrosoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.