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Live: Microsoft 'not aware of any malicious activity' behind global Outlook outage

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Based on a feed excerpt; full article content has not been acquired. Source evidence retrieved 13/11/2026, 09:23:24 UTC.

Briefings

Microsoft stated on November 13, 2026, that its Outlook email service was down globally since late Thursday due to elevated infrastructure loads. The company confirmed it had not identified any malicious activity causing the disruption. The outage affected 74 countries and territories, impacting businesses and government agencies using the platform.

Key points

• Microsoft blamed elevated infrastructure loads for the outage, explicitly stating it found no malicious activity.
• The outage affected 74 countries and territories, impacting businesses and government agencies.

Context

Microsoft's Outlook email service has been disrupted since late Thursday as the tech giant struggles to fix issues with its servers, hitting businesses and government agencies that use the popular work platforms in 74 countries and territories. The company said Friday it had not found any malicious activity causing the outage and blamed elevated infrastructure loads.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a single article from November 13, 2026, covering only the initial outage period. No specific server failure details, affected user counts, or timeline of the resolution are provided in the source.

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