SEOUL, November 13 (AJP) -A global Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot for tens of thousands of users across 74 countries from Thursday, with connectivity problems persisting for more than eight hours, the BBC reported. Reports of Outlook problems peaked at nearly 140,000, according to Downdetector.
Microsoft said unexpectedly unavailable servers had strained its infrastructure across multiple regions and that a cyberattack was unlikely. Recovery remained uneven as the company restored servers and rerouted traffic.
The disruption also affected Microsoft 365 connectors used by OpenAI and Anthropic, extending the impact to AI tools that access workplace files and email. No disruption had been reported in South Korea.
Microsoft said unexpectedly unavailable servers had strained its infrastructure across multiple regions and that a cyberattack was unlikely. Recovery remained uneven as the company restored servers and rerouted traffic.
The disruption also affected Microsoft 365 connectors used by OpenAI and Anthropic, extending the impact to AI tools that access workplace files and email. No disruption had been reported in South Korea.
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