Sat Mar 01 22:41:39 UTC 2025: **Microsoft 365 Outlook Outage Affects Thousands**
**Bengaluru, India – March 2, 2025** – A widespread outage affecting Microsoft 365 services, particularly Microsoft Outlook email, disrupted access for thousands of users globally on Sunday. The company acknowledged the problem, stating on X (formerly Twitter) that they were investigating the issue and that it impacted various Microsoft 365 services.
Downdetector, a website tracking online service outages, reported nearly 37,000 users in the U.S. alone experiencing problems accessing Outlook. Microsoft confirmed that they had identified a potential cause and reverted affected code, monitoring for service recovery. While the exact cause remains undisclosed, the incident highlights the dependence on cloud-based services and the potential for widespread disruption.
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