Microsoft’s 365 products down for thousands of users, shows Downdetector

Microsoft’s suite of its productivity software was down for more than 16,000 users on September 12, reported the news agency Reuters, citing outage tracking website Downdetector.com on Thursday.

The latest Microsoft outage comes nearly two months after a faulty software update from the cybersecurity service provider CrowdStrike, which affected 8.5 million Windows devices. It made operations in multiple industries, ranging from airlines, banks, and healthcare, come to a standstill, according to the report. Microsoft shares are trading 0.46 per cent lower at $421.08 since opening, as of 10:44 a.m. (EDT).