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Microsoft is investigating a possible outage.
About 21 000 Microsoft 365 outages had been reported in the US on Thursday, according to Downdetector, which monitors such incidents. Microsoft also said users might have issues with its Azure cloud service.
We’re investigating an issue where users may be unable to access multiple Microsoft 365 services. Please look for MO888473 in the admin center for more details and further updates.
— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) September 12, 2024
In South Africa, Downdetector shows a very small spike in Microsoft 365 outages around 15:00 SA time.
The company experienced an Azure outage in July that was triggered by a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack. During that incident, an error in Microsoft’s automated protection mechanisms worsened the impact rather than mitigating it, the company said.
Weeks earlier, some 8 million computers running on the Windows operating system crashed after the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike released a flawed software update.
Additional reporting by News24, updated to reflect the extent of the outages.
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