Power Outage at Google Cloud Disrupts Banking and Online Services in the UK

A power outage at a Google Cloud data center near London caused significant service failures on Tuesday, according to the company. Several banks in the UK reported widespread disruptions affecting their online services.

Google stated that the outage occurred due to a “power event” and anticipated full recovery by around 1 PM GMT on Tuesday. The digital bank Revolut faced issues with ATM withdrawals, bank transfers, and card top-ups, which were linked to the Google Cloud failure.

Major UK banks, including Lloyds and HSBC, also confirmed that customers were having problems accessing their banking services. Google noted that the incident started at 6:08 AM GMT on Tuesday, with multiple services experiencing errors in the London data center.

Internet service tracker Downdetector reported hundreds of complaints about issues affecting other businesses, such as the property website Rightmove and the Royal Mail postal service. Lloyds acknowledged that some customers were facing problems with their app and online banking, while HSBC confirmed that customers were experiencing difficulties accessing their services.

A spokesperson for Revolut stated that the bank was working to resolve the issue and apologized for any inconvenience caused. They assured customers that all money and data remained safe.