13 hours ago
Microsoft global outage live after attempts fail to restore Outlook and Copilot services
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. WalesOnline, Deutsche Welle All News, The Guardian World, and BBC Business are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 20:25 UTC. 13 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Microsoft global outage live after attempts fail to restore Outlook and Copilot services”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Tens of thousands of people are experiencing issues as a result of the outage. Microsoft bosses have addressed whether the issue is thought to have been caused by a cyber attack
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC Business
Microsoft users report outages amid tech giant 'connectivity issues'
- New development reported by BBC Business
Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft ‘restarting’ as outage impacts global users, with Outlook and Teams affected
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Global Microsoft outage affecting Outlook and Teams users, with company ‘restarting’ servers
- New development reported by Deutsche Welle All News
Microsoft reports mass outages in US, impacting customer accessibility
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Global Microsoft outage affects Outlook and Teams users, with company ‘restarting’ servers
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft begins restoring services amid global outage affecting Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft begins restoring services as global outage affects Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
Microsoft works to restore Outlook and Teams after global outage
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft struggles to fix huge outage affecting Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by WalesOnline
Microsoft global outage live after attempts fail to restore Outlook and Copilot services
- Picked up by WalesOnline
Microsoft global outage live updates as attempts to restore Outlook and Copilot services fail
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft ‘seeing positive results’ from attempts to fix global outage affecting Teams and Outlook
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- WalesOnlineMicrosoft global outage live updates as attempts to restore Outlook and Copilot services fail
- Deutsche Welle All NewsMicrosoft reports mass outages in US, impacting customer accessibility
- The GuardianMicrosoft ‘restarting’ as outage impacts global users, with Outlook and Teams affected
- BBCMicrosoft users report outages amid tech giant 'connectivity issues'