Microsoft Scrambles to Fix Global Outage Hitting UK Hospitals and Schools

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Global outage hit Microsoft 365, Teams, and Outlook for over 12 hours across 74 countries.

UK public services affected, including NHS prescription coordination, police reporting, and school communications.

Microsoft confirmed no indication of a cyber-attack, pointing instead to server configuration and load issues.

OpenAI and Anthropic AI connectors experienced secondary integration failures.

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