Major IT outage affecting banks, media outlets

Many media organisations are also being affected by the outage with the ABC unable to broadcast.

We're investigating an issue impacting users ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services. More info posted in the admin center under MO821132 and on — Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) https://t.co/W5Y8dAkjMkJuly 18, 2024

Microsoft reported problems with its services, saying some users may be unable to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services

"We're investigating an issue impacting users' ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services", the tweet posted on the social media platform X said on Friday.