Key FactsReport: Google Cloud disruption affects Revolut and other services
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: metro.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: metro.co.uk
- Reuters reported disruptions affecting multiple Google Cloud services at London’s europe-west2 data centre, while Google investigated the problem.
- Revolut users could access neither the app nor balances and transfers; card payments and cash withdrawals were also affected.
- Lloyds said its app was online and logins were working normally, though certain online services continued experiencing problems.
- Revolut assured customers that their money and data were safe, but gave no timeframe for full restoration.
We can confirm that all our customers’ money and data are safe.— Spokesperson for Revolut, commenting on the outage and assuring customers that their funds and data are secure.
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