Microsoft stated that after the disruptions to the Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services lasted for more than 13 hours, a new remedial measure has been implemented to stabilize their servers.
In the latest update around 1 p.m. Indian Standard Time, the company stated that the patch introduced for a component responsible for handling authentication and routing has produced positive results on some of its infrastructure; as more regions resume operations, the company plans to further roll out this fix.
The following is Microsoft's complete statement:
After applying patches to the upstream authentication/routing configuration components for some infrastructure applications, we have seen positive results in terms of server stability. We will continue to monitor its progress and are working hard to extend this to servers in active areas that are currently being restored to online service.
The company reiterates that no malicious activities have been detected in relation to this incident and states that it will prioritize resolving this disruption until the issue is completely resolved.
