Microsoft Azure outage takes down services across North America

August 5, 2024 at 05:08PM Microsoft successfully resolved a two-hour Azure outage that disrupted multiple services in North and Latin America. Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaway is that Microsoft has successfully mitigated an Azure outage that affected multiple services for customers across North and Latin America, lasting more than two hours. Full … Read more

Microsoft: Azure DDoS Attack Amplified by Cyber Defense Error

July 31, 2024 at 03:18PM Microsoft cited an implementation error that worsened a DDoS attack, disrupting its Azure cloud services for about 8 hours. The attack impacted various Azure services and was described as causing service errors, timeouts, and latency increases. The company stated it’s internally investigating the incident and plans to release a Preliminary … Read more

‘Error’ in Microsoft’s DDoS defenses amplified 8-hour Azure outage

July 31, 2024 at 09:03AM Microsoft admitted that its defensive implementation exacerbated an Azure instability due to a DDoS attack, with an error in defense amplifying the impact. Despite their global defense strategy, the response to the attack did not go well, impacting various services. Microsoft’s responses and reviews are expected in the coming weeks. … Read more

Microsoft 365 and Azure outage takes down multiple services

July 30, 2024 at 09:22AM Microsoft is investigating an outage affecting access to some Microsoft 365 and Azure services. Users are experiencing connection issues and degraded performance, particularly in Europe. The company has multiple engineering teams working on resolving the issue and is providing updates through admin and status pages. Downdetector has received thousands of … Read more

Major Microsoft 365 outage caused by Azure configuration change

July 19, 2024 at 05:59AM A major Microsoft 365 outage in the Central US region on Thursday, caused by an Azure configuration change, affected various apps and services including Microsoft Defender, Teams, and Xbox Live. Microsoft is working on rerouting traffic and identified the issue as a buggy configuration change. Most services are now back, … Read more