Microsoft's DDoS Defense Error Worsens Global Service Outage

A faulty response to a cyberattack disrupted Azure and Microsoft 365 services for hours, affecting users worldwide.

Microsoft's Azure and 365 services were hit by a DDoS attack, causing a nine-hour outage.
The company's defense mechanisms malfunctioned, amplifying the impact instead of mitigating it.
Key services affected included Azure App Services, Azure IoT Central, and Microsoft Purview.
The incident followed a major outage caused by a CrowdStrike update two weeks prior.
Microsoft plans to release a detailed report on the outage and its response.