Microsoft works to resolve widespread cloud platform outage

Microsoft continues restoration efforts following a major global disruption to its Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including Outlook, Teams, and Copilot. The technical failure, which began late Thursday, has affected commercial enterprises and government institutions across 74 countries and territories. Among affected entities, England's exam regulator, Ofqual, stated that the outage temporarily impaired its ability to process official complaints and incoming communications.

Company officials confirmed that internal diagnostics point to high infrastructure traffic causing connection management errors, clarifying that no evidence of malicious activity or a cyberattack has been detected. Recovery operations faced obstacles as heavy network loads hindered automated reboot procedures. Engineering teams are maintaining continuous system monitoring while progressively re-establishing platform stability and service delivery.

Sources: Canarias7, El Mundo, France24, La Vanguardia, Marca