Microsoft outage hits users worldwide: What went wrong, why is cyberattack ruled out? - explainer
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A massive Microsoft outage disrupted services worldwide, including in Israel. Experts explain the suspected server failure and why a cyberattack appears unlikely.
Microsoft experienced one of its biggest global outages on Thursday, with thousands of clients worldwide reporting that they couldn't connect to services such as Outlook, Microsoft 365, and Teams.While the company hasn't issued a final resolution, and the problem reached Asia-Pacific on Friday, most experts ruled out the possibility that the incident was the result of a cyberattack.According to official Microsoft statements, the company was investigating a possible internal error that prompted the accounts to be disconnected from the North American servers, and a domino-like effect after those accounts were moved to other servers around the world.According to initial estimates, the surge in…
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