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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.
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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.
