Microsoft's global outage extends into 2nd day, company not aware of malicious activity

Microsoft experienced a global outage of Outlook, Teams, and Copilot AI lasting over 12 hours, affecting millions of users including businesses and governments worldwide. The outage caused significant disruptions in communication, business operations, and delayed some trading activities, with an estimated financial impact in the hundreds of millions of US dollars.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software, and 56 sources have reported it between 12 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026.