# Microsoft 365 outage passes 12 hours, hitting users in 74 countries

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5 outlets covering · First listed: Crypto Briefing, Nov 13, 2026, 5:37 AM · Read it: <https://cryptobriefing.com/microsoft-365-outage-74-countries/>

The outage highlights the vulnerability of global operations reliant on centralized cloud services, urging a reevaluation of contingency strategies.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/microsofts-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 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: [Why is the Microsoft outage lasting so long?](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg238zrnm5o>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Microsoft says it is seeing "improvements" following a global outage but efforts to fully resume services are ongoing.
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:30 AM: [Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/microsoft-hit-by-global-outages-what-happened-and-why>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  Outlook, Teams and Copilot remain disrupted in 74 countries as Microsoft reports ‘marginal success’ in fixing outage.
- 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.