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Microsoft Says Azure Outage Caused by DDoS Attack Response

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July 31, 2024 at 09:08AM Microsoft’s response to a DDoS attack caused outages for Azure services affecting numerous customers. The 10-hour outage impacted various organizations, including water utilities and banks. Microsoft attributed the issue to an unexpected usage spike and an implementation bug in its defense mechanisms. The company has committed to publishing a review … Read more

Microsoft says massive Azure outage was caused by DDoS attack

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July 31, 2024 at 08:59AM Microsoft confirmed a nine-hour outage on Tuesday was caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The attack disrupted Microsoft 365 and Azure services globally. Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaway is that Microsoft experienced a nine-hour outage due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, resulting in disruption to … Read more