Microsoft apologises after thousands report new outage
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Contributed by: Drex DeFord
Summary
Microsoft experienced a global outage affecting key products, including Outlook and Minecraft, caused by a DDoS attack compounded by inadequate defense implementation. The incident lasted nearly 10 hours, disrupting multiple services and causing widespread user complaints. The firm issued an apology and implemented a fix, committing to monitoring for full recovery. This event follows a recent major outage linked to CrowdStrike's flawed update. Services relying on Microsoft's platforms, such as Cambridge Water, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, and NatWest, were also impacted. The outages coincided with Microsoft's financial update, reporting weaker-than-expected growth in its Azure cloud services and a subsequent 2.7% share drop.
