Microsoft services disrupted worldwide - NHKニュース

Customers around the world have been experiencing difficulties accessing services provided by US tech giant Microsoft. The company says it is investigating the disruption but has so far not found any evidence of a cyberattack.

It said on a social media posting that connectivity issues may affect the cloud-based subscription service Microsoft 365.

Impacted services could include a system that runs the email software Outlook and the online conference platform Teams. The AI chatbot Copilot may also be affected.

Microsoft says its investigation found that several servers experienced an unexpected outage, and this elevated the load on a portion of the infrastructure. In an updated posting at around 6:30 PM Japan time, the company said it's seeing improvements in stabilization and capacity as recovery actions continue.

The outage is affecting a number of companies and organizations that rely on the system for their operations.