Courts, spies and MPs: How the Microsoft outage has been felt around the world
· Technology · BBC News, Axios
At least 74 countries experienced Microsoft 365 service disruptions after the outage was detected on Thursday afternoon US Eastern Time. In the US, House of Representatives staff reported halted work due to Outlook failures, with one aide calling it a challenge to legislative operations. Courts from Los Angeles to Texas warned of delayed communications, while electric truck maker Workhorse Group postponed third-quarter results to 16 November. In Canada, Toronto's Unity Health hospitals declared a code grey after email system failures, and Japan's government IT platform was disrupted, with some companies switching to fax machines.
Why it matters
The outage disrupted essential communications for government offices, courts, healthcare networks, and businesses across 74 countries, forcing some US cities to advise citizens to call agencies by phone instead of email.
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