Microsoft services experienced significant outages across 74 countries and regions, causing disruption for millions of users globally. The failure impacted key services including email, Teams, and Copilot, with the United States reporting the highest number of service complaints. The scale of the disruption affected critical operations in North America, South America, and parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The outage extended beyond private sector communications, affecting public administration and international bodies. The United Nations was unable to publish its daily schedule due to internal email system failures. In response to the widespread disruption, the UK government activated emergency plans to mitigate the impact on essential services. Similarly, government services in New Zealand were effectively paralyzed, highlighting the dependency of public infrastructure on Microsoft's platforms.
🚨 NOW: Microsoft is STILL suffering a GLOBAL outage for nearly 24 hours straight, people can't log on and GOVERNMENTS are being impacted 74 nations' governments, businesses and schools can't get into Outlook More than 430 MILLION people can't get in and Microsoft has been incapable of fixing it ‼️ "The outage was not caused by a cybersecurity breach." It blames failing server health checks on its email gateway, and there's still NO ETA for a full fix. Genuinely insane.
Microsoft confirmed that the outage was not the result of a cyberattack. Charles Lamanna, Microsoft's executive vice-president, stated that the outages did not appear to be the result of a cyber attack. The company announced it is seeking alternative ways to increase operational capacity while working to stabilize the remaining affected systems. According to a recent update, traffic is gradually being restored, with visible improvements in mailbox access and email processing.
The company announced it is seeking alternative ways to increase operational capacity while working to stabilize the remaining affected systems.
Microsoft noted that while some intermittent issues persist, the focus is on extending recovery actions across the remaining affected infrastructure. The company emphasized that reducing email queues and backlogs remains a priority. To manage the delayed messages, an extended 48-hour email timeout window was kept in place to help protect data as delivery caught up. The goal is to improve consistency and stability across the global service network.
🚨 NEW: Police, courts and the NHS are among those experiencing disruption due to the Microsoft outage - Supermarkets are likely to face gaps on shelves tomorrow if customs checks and delivery paperwork continue to be delayed - Alternative communication arrangements are in operation across Government and Parliament as MPs are unable to access their emails - The NHS is facing a "severe impact" with difficulties referring patient details through normal channels. Some staff are now turning to paper records - 111 and 999 staff are also experiencing difficulties sharing patient information - Some police forces are unable to receive online crime reports because website submission forms are affected - GPs are unable to access their emails and other IT systems - Patients have been told to expect longer waits for prescriptions as pharmacies struggle to contact GP surgeries - Some jurors at courts are being sent home early after several delays - Rail passengers have been warned they may struggle to access tickets and travel updates - Schools are telling parents to get in touch with them by phone - No 10 says the public should use "alternative ways" to get in touch with the Government