Microsoft restores services after 36-hour global outage disrupting governments and businesses
Microsoft experienced a major global outage lasting about 36 hours, affecting email, messaging, and other services used by governments and businesses worldwide. Services were fully restored by Saturday morning, with the company completing efforts to resolve the underlying issues. The outage is confirmed not to be caused by a cyberattack, but the financial impact and claims for damages are still being assessed.
Why it matters
The outage affected critical communications and operations for governments and companies worldwide, highlighting dependencies on Microsoft services and the economic risks from such disruptions.
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