Security News > 2021 > January > Skype is down worldwide - Microsoft working on issues

Skype users are currently experiencing issues around the world, with users reporting that they are getting signed out of their Skype account automatically.

When attempting to access Skype website, users are given "We're unable to complete your request" errors or other messages stating that the company is aware of the problem and are working on restoring access.

This outage started within the last 50 minutes and according to DownDetector, online messaging platform, Skype is currently experiencing an outage in the U.S, Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world.

On the Skype status page, Microsoft has acknowledged an issue affecting Skype sign-in, calls, messages, search, mobile sharing, payment systems, SMS, and other services.

"We're aware that the app is down, and our engineers are working on a fix. Apologies for any inconvenience. There's no estimated time of repair, but it has been set as priority," Microsoft said.

Update: Microsoft has resolved the problem and Skype is back online.

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