Microsoft probes US Exchange Online outage; users blame the classic shark-bites-cable meme
IgorBrigadir · x · 2026-11-13
The official Microsoft 365 Status account said it was investigating reports of users in the Americas unable to access Exchange Online mailboxes via multiple connection methods (ticket EX1550543). The notice drew massive engagement (11K retweets, 18M views). X user sharkincrisis replied with a tiny-text "bites on the internet cable 🦈" meme, reviving the long-running shark-vs-submarine-cable joke, drawing amused reactions.
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