# Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 18 hours as its fixes keep failing

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5 outlets covering · First listed: The Register, Nov 13, 2026, 12:40 AM · Read it: <https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/11/13/microsofts-massive-m365-outage-stretches-past-18-hours-as-its-fixes-keep-failing/5309609>

Hasn't completely ruled out cyberattack as cause of incident that's damaged Exchange Online and services that rely on it

AI summary (may contain mistakes): A global Microsoft 365 outage disrupted services for governments, businesses, schools, and hospitals. Microsoft stated it has found no evidence of malicious activity, linking the disruption to failed health checks. The company is working on stability improvements and a full root-cause report is pending.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- 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, 12:40 AM: [Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 18 hours as its fixes keep failing](<https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/11/13/microsofts-massive-m365-outage-stretches-past-18-hours-as-its-fixes-keep-failing/5309609>) — The Register (Digital news, United Kingdom)
  Hasn't completely ruled out cyberattack as cause of incident that's damaged Exchange Online and services that rely on it
- Nov 13, 2026, 6:48 AM: [Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage might be over](<https://www.theverge.com/tech/1032862/microsoft-outlook-down-outage>) — The Verge (Digital news, United States)
  Service is recovering for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an almost two-day outage impacting millions of users around the world. While some apps and features are still running in a degraded state on Friday morning, some people (including Verge staffers) reported that access to their emails had been restored, though the flow of Outlook mail
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:15 AM: [The Microsoft Outage Is a Warning for the World](<https://www.wired.com/story/the-microsoft-outage-is-a-warning-for-the-world/>) — Wired (Magazine, United States)
  Countless businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments have found out the hard way what it means to rely on a single company’s systems to get things done. And next time could be even worse.
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:52 AM: [Microsoft’s Global Outage and Fixes: What We Know](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/technology/microsoft-outage-what-to-know.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  The company described “encouraging” progress on efforts to overcome a second day of disruptions to its email, messaging and other services.
