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Microsoft 'deeply sorry' as outage triggers global chaos

Covered by 10 sources · 1 wire story + 7 independent reports First reported · updated

How each outlet tells it

Wire story · carried by The Irish News, www.lbc.co.uk, Evening Standard

Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption caused by major global outage

The technology company said the outage was caused by a ‘technical issue not related to cyber or AI agents’.

Carried by 3 outlets in 2 countries

  1. The Irish News NI
  2. www.lbc.co.uk GB
  3. Evening Standard GB

DawnPK · private

Microsoft 'deeply sorry' as outage triggers global chaos

Microsoft on Friday apologized for a global outage that disrupted public services and businesses around the world, as it reported a “broad recovery” for Outlook email and other…

Read at Dawn

CNASG State media

Microsoft 'deeply sorry' as outage triggers global chaos

Microsoft apologised for a global outage affecting 74 countries, reporting a "broad recovery" of its services.

Read at CNA

Channel 4GB · public broadcaster

Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ after major global software outage

Read at Channel 4
+ 4 more sources (NDTV, The Citizen, The Straits Times, Irish Independent)

NDTVIN · private

"Deeply Sorry For Disruption": Microsoft Apologises After Global Outage

Microsoft clarified that the incident was not related to a cyberattack.

Read at NDTV

The CitizenZA · private

Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ as outage triggers global chaos

Microsoft ruled out malicious 'cyber or AI' activity for the outage…

Read at The Citizen