Microsoft 365 Hit By Outage, Preventing Access To Emails And Files

Microsoft 365 Hit By Outage, Preventing Access To Emails And Files

Microsoft 365 Outage Disrupts Email, Files, and Teams Worldwide A major Microsoft 365 outage is currently crippling business operations across the globe, leaving users unable to access email inboxes, cloud files, Teams meetings, and critical security dashboards. The disruption began midday Eastern Time and stems from a failure in a segment of Microsoft’s North American service infrastructure that’s “not processing traffic as expected,” according to the company’s official update on X (formerly Twitter). With millions relying on Microsoft 365 for daily workflows, the outage has triggered widespread frustration—and urgent questions about cloud resilience. Credit: David Ryder / Bloomberg / Getty Images What Services Are Affected by the Microsoft 365 Outage? The outage isn’t isolated to one app—it’s cascading across Microsoft’s core enterprise ecosystem. According to Microsoft’s Service Health dashboard, the following services are experiencing significant disruptions: Exchange Online : Users can…