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Microsoft 365 outage leads to chlorine gas poisoning of 15 hotel guests

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Tom's Hardware reports that a Microsoft 365 outage led to the chlorine gas poisoning of 15 hotel guests. According to the outlet, the hotel's "maintenance safety system" relied on Microsoft Outlook to send warning messages to the operator. Tom's Hardware argues that safety systems depending on a single service could lead to catastrophic results if that service fails.

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  1. Tom's Hardware FIRST 1h ago Microsoft 365 outage leads to chlorine gas poisoning of 15 hotel guests

    The 'maintenance safety system' relied on Microsoft Outlook to send warning messages to the operator.

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