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Microsoft Outage LIVE: Microsoft extends mail timeout to 48 hours as outage hits governments, organisations worldwide

What's behind this

Microsoft reported a global outage that began on November 12, affecting Outlook, Teams, Copilot, Exchange Online and other Microsoft 365 apps used by millions worldwide. The disruption also impacted airline email support, prompting advisories from Air India, IndiGo and Akasa Air. Microsoft said a portion of its infrastructure was experiencing elevated load and that several servers became unexpectedly unavailable, straining the remaining system, though no malicious activity was identified. More than nine hours after the incident, services were still not fully restored, and the company extended the mail timeout to 48 hours while working to bring all services back online.

AI-generated overview from 6 outlets. It summarises their reporting and adds no reporting of its own.

RSS excerpt

Microsoft explained that a portion of its infrastructure was 'experiencing elevated load' which it said was 'likely contributing to the connectivity errors'

1 of the 88 reports on this event credit a wire agency (ANI, PTI or IANS), all from the same agency.

Coverage arrived over 16 hours. First from Hindustan Times, latest from Mathrubhumi English.

High Corroboration 29 news outlets reporting

How this event was covered

First reported by Hindustan Times at 18:19 UTC on 12 Nov.

Everything here arrived on one day, and nothing since.

Across 4 desks: business, india, tech, world.

All 29 newsrooms, and who owns them

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  15. The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    Microsoft global outage: Is a cyberattack behind major service disruption? Tech giant’s top executive clears the air as millions of users face trouble using Outlook, Teams

    Microsoft encountered a notable service outage on November 12, 2026, disrupting critical platforms including Outlook and Teams as well as causing errors within the Microsoft 365 suite. The problems emerged post-midday Eastern time and carried on into the night. Charles Lamanna, a Microsoft…

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    Microsoft outage triggers email delivery delays for airlines; flight operations fully normal

    New Delhi: In light of an ongoing Microsoft outage globally, mails sent by customers on Friday to airlines have not been delivered, say airlines. Flight operations have not been impacted in any manner, they stress. In an advisory, Indigo said, "Due to a global Microsoft service disruption, our email…

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  37. The South First The South First

    Service stability improving, Microsoft says amid major outage affecting over 430 million people

    The more-than-12-hour outage has left millions worldwide without access to Outlook email, Teams meeting tools, and other staples of modern office life. Banks, governments and courts in multiple countries are affected. The post Service stability improving, Microsoft says amid major outage affecting…

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  47. The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article

    Microsoft Outage LIVE: Microsoft extends mail timeout to 48 hours as outage hits governments, organisations worldwide

    Microsoft explained that a portion of its infrastructure was 'experiencing elevated load' which it said was 'likely contributing to the connectivity errors'

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Who did not run this

29 newsrooms ran this event. 8 others published in Business recently and did not.

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  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • India TV Independent News Service
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • NDTV Adani Group (AMG Media)
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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