# Microsoft Outlook Outage

> Microsoft says no malicious activity behind 10-hour Outlook outage.
- Title: Microsoft Outlook Outage · Dawn | Shortify
- Summary: Microsoft says no malicious activity behind 10-hour Outlook outage. Microsoft reports no cyberattack causing 10-hour Outlook outage affecting businesses…
- Keywords: microsoft, outlook, teams, email services, server outage, azure, exchange online, crowdstrike, downdetector, Dawn
- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2044258/microsoft-says-not-aware-of-any-malicious-activity-causing-outlook-outage
- Author: Reuters | AFP
- Published: 2026-11-13T04:57:29+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: microsoft, outlook, teams, email services, server outage, azure, exchange online, crowdstrike, downdetector, news, politics
## Microsoft outage update
Microsoft says no malicious activity causing Outlook outage.

> As of now, we are not aware of any malicious activity that is causing this incident. We will continue to treat this incident with urgency and priority until full resolution
## Outage duration and scope
Outlook and Teams disrupted for 10 hours globally.
## Impact on email systems
Australian government agencies affected by email outage.

> They believe they are dealing in some ways similar to what we saw with respect to CrowdStrike where there is an update that has gone awry
## Downdetector reports
25,000 US Outlook problems reported by Downdetector.
## CrowdStrike comparison
CrowdStrike 2024 outage affected hospitals and airports.
## Businesses affected
OpenAI and Workhorse Group impacted by Microsoft outage.
## Key takeaway

Microsoft reports no cyberattack causing 10-hour Outlook outage affecting businesses globally.