# Microsoft 365 outage hits Outlook email and Teams calendars worldwide > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3004783 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 16 outlets covering · First listed: Cointelegraph, Nov 13, 2026, 2:26 AM · Read it: Microsoft began a wider patch rollout Friday as the outage disrupted government email and Microsoft 365 connectors in ChatGPT and Claude. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage]() — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States) Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:07 PM: [Microsoft Outlook is still down]() — The Verge (Digital news, United States) Since 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 - Nov 12, 2026, 1:10 PM: [Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 12, 2026, 1:11 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage stretches on for hours]() — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:17 PM: [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, 2:03 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage disrupts email for more thousands of users]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right) Microsoft Outlook and Teams faced widespread outages in the Americas, with 140,000+ reports; check service status for updates. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:15 PM: [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, 2:57 PM: [Widespread Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and other 365 services]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center) A Microsoft outage on Thursday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365. - Nov 12, 2026, 3:15 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage cause seemingly revealed]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) Microsoft is investigating failed server checks as a possible cause of the Nov. 12 Outlook outage and is testing a fix on some affected servers. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:40 PM: [Outlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by Outage]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The outage, which affects software used by hundreds of millions of users, has caused problems for people, companies and agencies around the world. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:26 PM: [Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) A widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts. - Nov 12, 2026, 9:10 PM: [Microsoft 365 Outage Stretches Late Into the Evening, With Services Like Outlook and Teams Still Unstable]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States) Microsoft 365 services were unavailable for much of the workday, and remained so into the night. - Nov 12, 2026, 11:23 PM: [Global Microsoft outage leaves millions without access to Outlook email, Teams and other tools]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 12:18 AM: [Global Microsoft Outage]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 13, 2026, 1:37 AM: [What we know about the global Microsoft outage]() — 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]() — Cointelegraph (Specialist) Microsoft began a wider patch rollout Friday as the outage disrupted government email and Microsoft 365 connectors in ChatGPT and Claude.