Adrian Johnson
TLDR:
– Microsoft recently suffered a new outage that lasted almost 10 hours and was triggered by a cyber-attack.
– Thousands of users reported issues with Microsoft services, impacting products like Outlook and Minecraft.
Microsoft recently experienced a new outage lasting almost 10 hours that was triggered by a cyber-attack. This outage impacted thousands of users, causing issues with Microsoft services such as email service Outlook and video game Minecraft. The company stated that the outage has been resolved and initial investigations showed that it was caused by a cyber-attack and a failure to defend against it. The outage came less than two weeks after another major global outage that affected around 8.5 million computers using Microsoft systems. The recent outage, which impacted healthcare and travel sectors, occurred as a result of a flawed software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Microsoft noted that while the initial trigger event was a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, an error in the implementation of their defenses amplified the impact of the attack.
Microsoft swiftly responded by implementing a fix for the issue, which showed improvement, and assured users that they would monitor the situation to ensure full recovery. The company issued an apology for the inconvenience caused. The outage primarily impacted services that rely on Microsoft’s platforms. This incident serves as a reminder of the vulnerabilities in today’s digital landscape and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures.
