3 days ago
Global outage hits Microsoft's Outlook, 365 services

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK, RNZ, and BBC Business are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 18:44 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Global outage hits Microsoft's Outlook, 365 services”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Microsoft says some servers are returning to service and streamlined recovery process under way to end a global outage Microsoft begins restoring services amid global outage affecting Outlook and Teams Home affairs minister says Microsoft ‘do not believe they are dealing with a cyber event’
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by RNZ
- New development reported by BBC Business
Microsoft users report outages amid tech giant 'connectivity issues'
- Picked up by BBC Business
Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by RNZ
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Microsoft outage live: Outlook and Teams failures impact government agencies, schools and businesses
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.