Microsoft spots first 'positive results' in efforts to overcome widespread outage
Microsoft has made progress in addressing a widespread outage affecting its global services.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
Microsoft announced that it is making gradual progress in its efforts to resolve the widespread outage affecting its services.
The hours-long disruption has left countless businesses and consumers worldwide cut off from core cloud services.
Microsoft products, including Outlook, Copilot, and Teams, were among the services affected by the outage, which began around 16:00 UTC.
The website Downdetector reported that the outage was documented in 74 countries and regions within approximately one hour.
Microsoft is documenting its step-by-step efforts to resolve the disruption through posts on the X platform and its service status page.
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said he had been briefed on the details of the outage.
He added, “From Microsoft’s perspective at this stage, they do not believe they are dealing with a cyber incident.”
He further noted, “They believe they are dealing with a situation somewhat similar to what we saw with CrowdStrike, where an error occurred in one of the updates.”
In Canada, Unity Health Toronto declared a “Code Grey” due to the outage. This code is activated in the event of a loss or failure of infrastructure. The health system stated that its email system was disrupted, but patient and resident care was not affected. “Our hospitals remain safe and open to provide care.”
