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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Griffin

Major internet outage appears to have taken down Lloyds Bank, HSBC and more

  • A major internet outage appears to have impacted a number of websites and apps, including Lloyds Bank , HSBC , Screwfix and DPD, according to tracking website Down Detector.
  • Digital bank Revolut appeared to be particularly affected, with customers unable to open the app or process payments.
  • At least some of the issues appeared to be because of an issue at Google Cloud, which operates internet infrastructure for a whole range of other services. It is unclear however whether all of the problems are related.
  • Google confirmed it was experiencing issues with its facilities in west Europe, apologising to “all who are affected by the disruption”.
  • The tech giant said that there is no workaround for now.

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