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Microsoft Apologises for Near 24-Hour Outlook Outage, but Washington Wants Answers
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What Happened?
Microsoft has apologized for a nearly 24-hour outage affecting Outlook, Teams, and Copilot, which left millions locked out. Lawmakers in Washington are demanding further explanations.
Key points
- The outage began on Thursday when Microsoft servers stopped responding.
- Users lost access to their accounts for most of the day, with issues continuing into Friday.
- Microsoft ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of the outage.
- The problem stemmed from a network capacity upgrade that revealed issues after a recent change.
- Congressional work was significantly disrupted, impacting staff access to Outlook.
- The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre warned of potential scam risks following the outage.
Key insights
- Lawmakers may push for regulations to enhance the resilience of critical IT systems.
- The incident could lead to increased scrutiny of Microsoft’s infrastructure management.
- Potential scams following the outage may put users at further risk.
Why it matters
The outage highlights vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure that depend on a few providers.
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