Microsoft says no malicious activity caused global outage affecting 365 apps
The Times of Israel, DW, Vanguard and BusinessLine
Key points
From 3 outlets- Microsoft announced a global outage affected Outlook, Teams and other 365 apps on November 13, 2026. SourceDWGermanyLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at DW
- The company said efforts to repair Outlook were not going as expected and sought alternatives. SourceDWGermanyLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at DW
- Microsoft stated it is not aware of any malicious activity causing the outage. SourceDWGermanyLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at DWSourceVanguardNigeriaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Vanguard
- Downdetector reported 74 countries with outages and about 130,000 US reports of Outlook issues. SourceDWGermanyLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at DW
- Some services began restoring, but the company warned fixes may take time and cited evolving server issues. SourceDWGermanyLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at DW
- Microsoft reported an hours-long outage affecting Outlook services globally. SourceVanguardNigeriaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Vanguard
- Alternative solutions were being sought to restore crucial services. SourceVanguardNigeriaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Vanguard
- The firm pledged to treat the incident with urgency until full resolution. SourceVanguardNigeriaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Vanguard
- Investigating multiple workstreams to identify root cause and recover backend servers. SourceBusinessLineIndiaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at BusinessLine
- Service degradation affecting Exchange Online, email, and Copilot features for some users. SourceBusinessLineIndiaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at BusinessLine
- Indian outage reports began around 11 pm Thursday and spiked again Friday morning. SourceBusinessLineIndiaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at BusinessLine
Quotes
“As of now, we are not aware of any malicious activity that is causing this incident. We will continue to treat this incident with urgency and priority until full resolution”
MicrosoftSourceVanguard08:32 UTCSourceVanguard08:32 UTC
Coverage
Oldest first · UTC“Microsoft rules out 'malicious activity' as cause for global outage”
“A Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook and Teams worldwide, with reports from scores of countries and territories. The software giant said that it was “not aware” of malicious activity that could have caused the outage.”
Key points from DW
- Microsoft announced a global outage affected Outlook, Teams and other 365 apps on November 13, 2026.
- The company said efforts to repair Outlook were not going as expected and sought alternatives.
- Microsoft stated it is not aware of any malicious activity causing the outage.
- Downdetector reported 74 countries with outages and about 130,000 US reports of Outlook issues.
- Some services began restoring, but the company warned fixes may take time and cited evolving server issues.
“Microsoft says ‘not aware of any malicious activity’ causing Outlook outage”
“Microsoft said Thursday that it was not aware of any “malicious activity” behind the hours-long disruption of its Outlook services. “As of now, we are not aware of any malicious activity that is causing this incident.”
Key points from Vanguard
- Microsoft reported an hours-long outage affecting Outlook services globally.
- The company said repair efforts were not proceeding as expected on November 12.
- Alternative solutions were being sought to restore crucial services.
- Microsoft stated it was not aware of any malicious activity causing the incident.
- The firm pledged to treat the incident with urgency until full resolution.
“Microsoft outage enters second day; company says not aware of malicious activity”
“Microsoft said it was pursuing multiple workstreams to pinpoint the underlying cause of a traffic influx and to recover its backend servers”
Key points from BusinessLine
- Microsoft workplace services, including Outlook and Teams, disrupted in India and globally.
- Company says it is not aware of any malicious activity behind the incident.
- Investigating multiple workstreams to identify root cause and recover backend servers.
- Service degradation affecting Exchange Online, email, and Copilot features for some users.
- Indian outage reports began around 11 pm Thursday and spiked again Friday morning.
Coverage
Oldest first · UTCSourceThe Times of IsraelIsraelLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Times of Israel“Microsoft says ‘not aware of any malicious activity’ causing Outlook outage”
SourceDWGermanyLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at DW“Microsoft rules out 'malicious activity' as cause for global outage”
“A Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook and Teams worldwide, with reports from scores of countries and territories. The software giant said that it was “not aware” of malicious activity that could have caused the outage.”
Key points from DW
- Microsoft announced a global outage affected Outlook, Teams and other 365 apps on November 13, 2026.
- The company said efforts to repair Outlook were not going as expected and sought alternatives.
- Microsoft stated it is not aware of any malicious activity causing the outage.
- Downdetector reported 74 countries with outages and about 130,000 US reports of Outlook issues.
- Some services began restoring, but the company warned fixes may take time and cited evolving server issues.
SourceVanguardNigeriaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Vanguard“Microsoft says ‘not aware of any malicious activity’ causing Outlook outage”
“Microsoft said Thursday that it was not aware of any “malicious activity” behind the hours-long disruption of its Outlook services. “As of now, we are not aware of any malicious activity that is causing this incident.”
Key points from Vanguard
- Microsoft reported an hours-long outage affecting Outlook services globally.
- The company said repair efforts were not proceeding as expected on November 12.
- Alternative solutions were being sought to restore crucial services.
- Microsoft stated it was not aware of any malicious activity causing the incident.
- The firm pledged to treat the incident with urgency until full resolution.
SourceBusinessLineIndiaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at BusinessLine“Microsoft outage enters second day; company says not aware of malicious activity”
“Microsoft said it was pursuing multiple workstreams to pinpoint the underlying cause of a traffic influx and to recover its backend servers”
Key points from BusinessLine
- Microsoft workplace services, including Outlook and Teams, disrupted in India and globally.
- Company says it is not aware of any malicious activity behind the incident.
- Investigating multiple workstreams to identify root cause and recover backend servers.
- Service degradation affecting Exchange Online, email, and Copilot features for some users.
- Indian outage reports began around 11 pm Thursday and spiked again Friday morning.
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