Microsoft Global Outage: Australia's Spy Agency, Federal Police Hit By Global Microsoft Outage

A global outage affecting Microsoft's services disrupted operations at some of Australia's most critical government agencies, including the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The disruption affected popular Microsoft platforms including Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams, leaving users around the world unable to access services for several hours. Speaking at a news conference, Mike Burgess, Director-General of ASIO, and Krissy Barrett, Commissioner of the AFP, confirmed that their organizations had been impacted by the outage.