Google Cloud outage in London disrupted banks and Revolut
What's new: The issue hit Google's europe-west2 data center, knocking out card payments, ATM withdrawals and banking logins.
A Google Cloud outage centered on its London operations disrupted banking apps, payment services and public websites in Britain on Tuesday, with knock-on effects reaching Singapore and Germany. Google said engineers were investigating a problem affecting the europe-west2 data center, which serves customers in the UK and Ireland. Revolut showed most services as unavailable or partially available, including card payments and ATM withdrawals, and said customers' money and data remained safe. ING Germany reported problems with online banking and its app, while Halifax said some customers faced issues online and in its app. Downdetector also showed reports involving Lloyds, HSBC, Bank of Scotland, Rightmove, DPD, NHS England and Royal Mail.