Microsoft Reveals Configuration Change Caused Global Outage
· Technology · India Today, France 24
A global Microsoft 365 outage left hundreds of thousands of users without access to email and productivity applications for over 11 hours. Services including Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Teams experienced widespread disruptions starting at 11:30 pm IST on Thursday. Downdetector recorded nearly 130,000 disruptions in Outlook at the peak of the incident, which affected businesses, government agencies, and airlines such as IndiGo. Microsoft executive Charles Lamanna confirmed on X that there was no indication of malicious or cyber activity behind the failure. According to the official status page, the disruption stemmed from a configuration change designed to address automated server health checks.
Why it matters
The prolonged outage disrupted critical business operations, educational institutions, and transport services globally.
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