Microsoft is under DDoS attack

The incident began around 6:45 pm on July 30 and was handled at 2:43 am on July 31, according to media reports, affecting water supply units, courts, banks and many other institutions.

Microsoft confirmed, initially the company recorded an unexpected spike in usage, which led to Azure Front Door and Azure Content Delivery Network components operating below acceptable thresholds, causing latency issues, errors and wait times.

The investigation showed that the DDoS attack triggered defense mechanisms, but errors in deployed defenses amplified rather than mitigated the impact of the attack.

Microsoft committed to publishing a preliminary assessment within 72 hours in order to share more details about what happened and lessons learned from the incident.

Earlier, due to another issue caused by a change in Azure configuration early on the afternoon of September 17 (Vietnamese time), thousands of Windows computers encountered Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issues when booting and this affected banks, airlines, TV stations, supermarkets and businesses worldwide. the world.