Outage
Microsoft fixes outage affecting MFA setup, MySignIn service
Microsoft has addressed an ongoing incident preventing customers from setting up multi-factor authentication (MFA) or accessing the My Sign-Ins platform. “We’re investigating an issue where some users may be unable to setup MFA or access the http://mysignins.microsoft.com website,” the company’s Microsoft 365 Status account shared on Twitter earlier today. According to additional information shared in the admin center under MO1329260, […]
ChatGPT share links abused to host fake outage pages to deliver malware
Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT’s content-sharing feature to display fake OpenAI outage pages that direct users to download malware disguised as the ChatGPT desktop application. The “LLMShare” campaign, discovered by Push Security, uses Google ads to direct users searching for ChatGPT to a malicious shared ChatGPT page hosted on chatgpt.com, allowing the attack to be delivered through […]
Microsoft says backend change broke Teams Free chat and calls
Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that prevents some Microsoft Teams Free users from chatting and calling others. Teams Free (also known as Teams for personal use) is a subscription-free version designed for individuals, families, and small community groups, which provides video conferencing, instant messaging, and collaborative file-sharing tools on mobile and desktop […]
Microsoft asks iPhone users to reauthenticate after Outlook outage
After addressing a widespread outage that affected Outlook.com users worldwide on Monday, Microsoft has asked iPhone users to re-enter their credentials to regain access to their Outlook and Hotmail accounts via the default Mail app. Microsoft confirmed the incident yesterday morning, saying that customers were experiencing intermittent sign-in issues that prevented them from accessing their mailboxes via […]
Microsoft says Outlook.com outage is causing sign‑in failures
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing Outlook.com outage that is causing intermittent signing issues and preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes. Since the incident started over three hours ago, outage monitoring service Downdetector has received thousands of user reports, with most affected users reporting login problems and connection issues. In an update on the company’s official Service Health Status […]
Microsoft still working to fix Exchange Online mailbox access issues
Microsoft is investigating and working to resolve Exchange Online mailbox access issues that have intermittently affected Outlook mobile and macOS users for weeks. When it first acknowledged this service issue (tracked under EX1256020) last week, Microsoft said the root cause was a newly introduced virtual account. While the company flagged it as resolved on April 1, […]
Microsoft Exchange Online service change causes email access issues
Microsoft is working to address an ongoing service issue that has intermittently prevented some users from accessing their cloud-based Exchange Online mailboxes via Outlook mobile and Mac desktop clients since Thursday. After investigating the incident (tracked under EX1256020), Microsoft found that the root cause was a newly introduced virtual account. On Saturday, began working to revert […]
Microsoft: Enabling Teams Meeting add-in breaks Outlook Classic
Microsoft is working to address a known issue that renders the classic Outlook email client unusable for users who have enabled the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in. “Some users may be unable to use Microsoft Outlook Classic while the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in is enabled,” Microsoft said in an admin center update under EX1254044. While it […]
Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes
Microsoft is working to address an ongoing Exchange Online outage that is preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes and calendars. “We’re investigating reports of some users experiencing issues when accessing their Exchange Online mailbox via one or more connection methods,” Microsoft said when it acknowledged the issue at 06:42 AM UTC. As Microsoft explained in a Microsoft […]
Facebook accounts unavailable in worldwide outage
Social media giant Facebook suffered a worldwide outage that prevented users from accessing their accounts. When visiting the site, users were greeted with a message stating there account is temporarily unavailable. “Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly. Please try again in a few minutes,” reads the […]