Microsoft outage disrupts services for thousands in US

Microsoft services experienced a technical outage on Thursday, affecting several of its applications, including Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Teams, and preventing thousands of users in the United States from accessing them.

According to Downdetector, a website that tracks internet service disruptions, more than 130,000 reports were received regarding issues with Outlook by 1:27 p.m. Eastern Time. The site noted that these figures are based on user reports and may not reflect the actual number of affected users.

Earlier on Thursday, Microsoft announced it had resolved a technical issue impacting Teams users in North America, confirming that the problem had been fully addressed.

However, the company later indicated that the disruption could also be affecting Microsoft 365 users in other regions.

Downdetector data showed that reports of problems with Microsoft 365 exceeded 46,000, while around 3,000 reports were filed regarding difficulties accessing Teams.

Microsoft continues to investigate the cause of the outage and is assessing its impact on related services and applications across its platform.