CNN.com reported that “Global Microsoft outage leaves millions without access to Outlook email, Teams and other tools.” The November 13, 2026 report entitled “Global Microsoft outage leaves millions without access to Outlook email, Teams and other tools” (https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/12/business/live-news/microsoft-global-outage-intl-hnk) included these comments about where things stand at the time of the report:
• Hours-long outage: A Microsoft outage that began over 12 hours ago has left millions around the world without access to Outlook email, Teams meeting tools and other staples of modern office life. Banks, governments and courts in multiple countries are affected.
• No quick fix: The tech giant is struggling to fix the problem, which it said was not caused by a cybersecurity breach.
• Global disruption: Outage reports “reached 74 countries and territories in about an hour,” according to Downdetector. In the US, city governments across the country reported widespread email disruptions. In the UK, a disruption to the National Health Service email system is expected to prevent some patients from getting their drug prescriptions.
Learning of the cause will take time!