What happened?
An outage at Google Cloud caused disruptions to banking and other services across Europe. According to Neowin, operations at institutions including HSBC, Revolut, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and Equifax were affected.
Which services were hit?
Banking apps and customer service processes running on cloud infrastructure experienced problems. The report lists UK-based banks and the credit rating agency Equifax among the affected organizations.
Why it matters
Dependence on a single cloud provider for critical services like banking can turn such outages into widespread access problems. There is no official statement yet on the duration, technical cause or number of affected customers.
What's next
Google Cloud is expected to publish a status update on the cause of the outage. Announcements from affected institutions on restoring normal service are being followed.
