Microsoft says massive Azure outage was caused by DDoS attack

[Caute_cautim]

Hi All

Is nothing safe even cloud?

Microsoft confirmed today that a nine-hour outage on Tuesday, which took down and disrupted multiple Microsoft 365 and Azure services worldwide, was triggered by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

Redmond says the outage impacted Microsoft Entra, some Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview services (including Intune, Power BI, and Power Platform), as well as Azure App Services, Application Insights, Azure IoT Central, Azure Log Search Alerts, Azure Policy, and the Azure portal.

The company confirmed in a mitigation statement published today that the root cause behind yesterday's outage was a DDoS attack, although it has yet to link it to a specific threat actor.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-massive-azure-outage-was-caused-by-dd...

Regards

Caute_Cautim

[leefarrellhelps]

It seems even the cloud isn't immune to threats. Microsoft's confirmation of a DDoS attack causing a nine-hour outage affecting multiple services is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities that exist. Despite the advanced security measures, such attacks can still disrupt major platforms. It's crucial for organizations to continuously enhance their security strategies and remain vigilant against such threats.

[Caute_cautim]

Did you notice AWS also had an outage too.

Regards

Caute_Cautim