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Tech · 13 d ago

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A Google Cloud outage disrupts online banking in the U.K.

London

United Kingdom

The outage began on Tuesday just after 2 a.m. ET, or 6:08 a.m. GMT, and was centred on London.

Banks that reported disruptions

  • Lloyds
  • Halifax
  • HSBC
  • Revolut

Lloyds, Halifax, HSBC and Revolut were among the U.K. banks that reported disruptions to their online services.

We can confirm that all our customers' money and data are safe.

— Revolut

What we know

  • The outage was centred on London
  • Google Cloud's engineers were investigating

Not yet

  • Whether outages elsewhere in Europe are linked

The impact can reach beyond the U.K. when apps in other countries rely on London-based infrastructure. Outages also appeared elsewhere in Europe, but it is unclear whether they are linked.