Microsoft reveals cyberattack triggered latest outage that stalled emails, crashed Starbucks app

A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday — from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks’ mobile app — was triggered by a distributed denial of service cyberattack, according to the tech giant.Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing platform used by companies and organizations worldwide, confirmed the attack in a status update — and said an error in the platform’s defense response may have “amplified the impact” rather than initially mitig ...