Tessian incident

Check lag on US-based portals at the moment

Resolved after 3 hours 49 minutes, affecting Gateway and Core Email Protection API and 1 more, on August 21, 2026.

resolved Aug 21, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC

Between 14:14 UTC and 18:05 UTC, we experienced a delay in Defender checks affecting inbound email processing. Our Engineering team investigated the issue, and following continued monitoring, checks are now performing as expected. If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to open a support case.

Started
Aug 21, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 21, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC
Duration
3h 49m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 21, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

Affected components

GatewayCore Email Protection APIM365 Add-inCOM Add-in for WindowsCore Email Protection API

Update timeline

  1. identified Aug 21, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

    We are experiencing a check lag on US-based portals at the moment. This issue began at 14:14 UTC Friday 21st August. Engineering is investigating the issue and working on a solution. You may experience timeouts checking messages during this time. We will update this status page with further details and progress.

  2. identified Aug 21, 2026, 03:39 PM UTC

    We are experiencing a check lag on US-based portals at the moment. This issue began at 14:14 UTC Friday 21st August. Engineering is investigating the issue and working on a solution. You may experience timeouts checking inbound messages during this time.

  3. resolved Aug 21, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC

    Between 14:14 UTC and 18:05 UTC, we experienced a delay in Defender checks affecting inbound email processing. Our Engineering team investigated the issue, and following continued monitoring, checks are now performing as expected. If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to open a support case.

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