Microsoft Hit by Global Outage Following Cyberattack

A distributed denial-of-service attack led to widespread service disruptions across Azure and Microsoft 365, affecting millions of users.

The outage lasted nearly 10 hours, impacting services like Outlook, Azure, and Microsoft 365.
Microsoft confirmed a DDoS attack as the cause, with a defense error amplifying the impact.
Services such as Minecraft, Starbucks app, and government portals faced connectivity issues.
This incident follows a major outage caused by a flawed CrowdStrike update two weeks prior.
Microsoft is under scrutiny for its cybersecurity practices and has promised a detailed incident review.