Microsoft Outlook Down After Reported Hack - Still Has Problems
Posted by: Corporal Punishment on 06/07/2023 06:10 AM
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Outlook.com, the popular cloud email service, faced a series of outages on Monday after a reported hack by a pro-Russian group called Anonymous Sudan. The group claimed to have launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Outlook as part of a campaign against US companies and infrastructure. The group said it was protesting the US involvement in Sudanese affairs and threatened to target more US entities.
According to Downdetector, a site that tracks online service disruptions, more than 15,000 users reported issues with Microsoft 365, the web version of Outlook, starting from around 10 am ET on Monday. Users complained about problems loading the platform, sending emails, and using the mobile app. Some users also reported losing their drafts and scheduled emails.
Microsoft acknowledged the outage on Twitter and said it was working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. The company did not confirm or deny the hacktivist group's claims but said a technical issue caused the outage. Although mostly mitigated as o this morning, problems persist. Microsoft also advised users to check the admin center for more details and updates.
Anonymous Sudan posted screenshots of its alleged attack on its encrypted Telegram channel, showing that it had targeted the main URL for Outlook's web service. They also continue to straight-up taunt Microsoft like that French guy in the castle of the Monty Pythons Holy Grail movie. Anonymous Sudan even offered to teach its cybersecurity experts how to repel the attack for $1 million. The group said it had control over Outlook's fate and could shut it down or leave it open as it pleased.
Anonymous Sudan showed up on the radar around January 2023 and is a hacktivist group that claims to be behind a series of cyberattacks against US companies. They are protesting the US involvement in Sudan's internal affairs and demanding the removal of economic sanctions.
According to Downdetector, a site that tracks online service disruptions, more than 15,000 users reported issues with Microsoft 365, the web version of Outlook, starting from around 10 am ET on Monday. Users complained about problems loading the platform, sending emails, and using the mobile app. Some users also reported losing their drafts and scheduled emails.
Microsoft acknowledged the outage on Twitter and said it was working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. The company did not confirm or deny the hacktivist group's claims but said a technical issue caused the outage. Although mostly mitigated as o this morning, problems persist. Microsoft also advised users to check the admin center for more details and updates.
We've identified that the impact has started again, and we're applying further mitigation. Telemetry indicates a reduction in impact relative to earlier iterations due to previously applied mitigations. Further details about the workstreams are in the admin center via MO572252.
— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) June 6, 2023
Anonymous Sudan posted screenshots of its alleged attack on its encrypted Telegram channel, showing that it had targeted the main URL for Outlook's web service. They also continue to straight-up taunt Microsoft like that French guy in the castle of the Monty Pythons Holy Grail movie. Anonymous Sudan even offered to teach its cybersecurity experts how to repel the attack for $1 million. The group said it had control over Outlook's fate and could shut it down or leave it open as it pleased.
Anonymous Sudan showed up on the radar around January 2023 and is a hacktivist group that claims to be behind a series of cyberattacks against US companies. They are protesting the US involvement in Sudan's internal affairs and demanding the removal of economic sanctions.
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