Microsoft is addressing a significant outage affecting Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, and SharePoint. The disruption began approximately six hours ago, impacting users globally who report difficulties accessing various features and services.
- Microsoft 365 outage affecting multiple services
- Thousands of user reports on Downdetector
- Exchange Online access issues confirmed
- Fix deployed, monitoring ongoing progress
- Previous outage linked to DDoS attack
- Service health pages show no current issues
The ongoing outage has caused disruptions for users attempting to access Microsoft 365 services, with reports indicating that Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint are significantly affected. Downdetector has noted thousands of user reports detailing issues with connecting to services like OneDrive, Purview, Copilot, and Outlook, both web and desktop versions.
In an official statement, Microsoft acknowledged the outage and indicated that it stems from a “recent change.” The company has already deployed a fix to the impacted infrastructure and is actively monitoring the situation. As part of the recovery efforts, Microsoft has restarted systems that are in an unhealthy state.
Currently, the company reports that the fix has been applied to approximately 60% of the affected environments. Users may still encounter issues with Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Bookings, and Microsoft Defender for Office365. Microsoft has provided a detailed list of impacted services in the admin center, and their service health pages show no issues with network status or availability.
This outage follows a similar incident in July, which resulted in a nine-hour disruption due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack affecting various Microsoft services. The company is committed to resolving the current issues as quickly as possible to restore full functionality to its users.
In summary, Microsoft is working to resolve a significant outage impacting its 365 services, with ongoing efforts to restore functionality and address user concerns. The situation remains dynamic, and users are encouraged to monitor updates from Microsoft.
