Microsoft

Microsoft experienced a widespread Azure outage impacting various services including Microsoft 365 products like Office and Outlook. This incident was confirmed by Microsoft as a cyberattack, specifically a distributed denial of service (DDoS), disrupting operations by overloading the infrastructure with excessive traffic. The attack lasted around eight hours and affected customers globally. Microsoft's swift identification and response to the attack minimized the direct impact on end-users, but the service interruption highlights the ever-present threat of cyberattacks and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/russia-cybercriminal-us-prisoner-swap/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/microsoft

"id": "mic001080924",
"linkid": "microsoft",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "8/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
                        'location': 'Global',
                        'name': 'Microsoft',
                        'size': 'Large',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Network overload',
 'description': 'Microsoft experienced a widespread Azure outage impacting '
                'various services including Microsoft 365 products like Office '
                'and Outlook. This incident was confirmed by Microsoft as a '
                'cyberattack, specifically a distributed denial of service '
                '(DDoS), disrupting operations by overloading the '
                'infrastructure with excessive traffic. The attack lasted '
                'around eight hours and affected customers globally. '
                "Microsoft's swift identification and response to the attack "
                'minimized the direct impact on end-users, but the service '
                'interruption highlights the ever-present threat of '
                'cyberattacks and the importance of robust cybersecurity '
                'measures.',
 'impact': {'downtime': '8 hours',
            'operational_impact': 'Global service interruption',
            'systems_affected': ['Microsoft Azure',
                                 'Microsoft 365',
                                 'Office',
                                 'Outlook']},
 'lessons_learned': 'The importance of robust cybersecurity measures and swift '
                    'identification and response to minimize impact.',
 'title': 'Microsoft Azure Outage Due to DDoS Attack',
 'type': 'Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)'}