Five major Canadian banks mysteriously go offline in hours-long outage
On February 16, five major Canadian banks went offline, preventing a number of customers from using e-Transfers, online banking, and mobile banking services.
The financial institutions affected by the outage included the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO (Bank of Montreal), Scotiabank, TD Bank Canada, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
The number of complaints of people experiencing difficulty accessing their online banking peaked between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, February 16, while accounts of this issue are still occurring on Thursday, February 17, according to a report by BleepingComputer.
Downdetector reports of banks experiencing outages (times in GMT). Source: BleepingComputer
“We are currently experiencing technical issues with our online and mobile banking, as well as our phone systems,” an RBC representative confirmed.
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On February 16, five major Canadian banks went offline, preventing a number of customers from using e-Transfers, online banking, and mobile banking services.
The financial institutions affected by the outage included the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO (Bank of Montreal), Scotiabank, TD Bank Canada, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
The number of complaints of people experiencing difficulty accessing their online banking peaked between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, February 16, while accounts of this issue are still occurring on Thursday, February 17, according to a report by BleepingComputer.
Downdetector reports of banks experiencing outages (times in GMT). Source: BleepingComputer
“We are currently experiencing technical issues with our online and mobile banking, as well as our phone systems,” an RBC representative confirmed.
...
https://finbold.com/five-major-canadian-banks-mysteriously-go-offline-in-hours-long-outage/
