Microsoft apologizes for global outage, rules out cyberattack
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12 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News and 9 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 6:50 PM UTC+2 minOutlook email outage affects users around the worldthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:44 PM UTC+56 minBreaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlookabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 15, 12:15 AM UTC+2 dMicrosoft restores services after worldwide outagecbc.bb ↗
- Nov 15, 3:01 AM UTC+2 dMicrosoft restores 365 services globally after disruption; warns of phishing campaign exploiting outagetimesofoman.com ↗
- Nov 15, 3:28 AM UTC+2 dMicrosoft announces service 'restored,' global outage overnews.cgtn.com ↗
- Nov 15, 3:29 AM UTC+2 d· you’re reading thisMicrosoft apologizes for global outage, rules out cyberattacknews.cgtn.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Both other reports cover the same Microsoft outage apology and cyberattack denial, with Report 3 adding that service was restored, which is an update rather than a conflict.
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