Microsoft Outlook outage affects thousands of users
Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Thousands of users worldwide reported problems logging into Microsoft Outlook or reading and sending email.
- Downdetector recorded nearly 6,000 reports around 6 p.m., with disruptions continuing later in the evening.
- Microsoft attributed the outage to an authentication component and said it was testing a solution.
Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users around the world were unable to use their mailboxes during an outage that Microsoft acknowledged and said it was working to fix.
The first reports arrived around 6 p.m. Downdetector received nearly 6,000 complaints from users who could not access Outlook, and reports continued around 11 p.m.
Users described problems logging in, reading emails and sending messages. The disruption was global, although the impact in Belgium was likely limited because the problems began after normal working hours.
Microsoft identified the issue as a problem with an “authentication component,” without explaining what that component involved. The company said it was testing a possible solution and would deploy it more broadly if successful.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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