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Google Cloud services experienced a disruption on 20 October 2026, affecting services in Europe and involving the company’s London data centre.

ANSA reported that network faults affected several Google cloud services in Europe. The reported problem involved Google’s data centre in London.

ABC Australia Sport reported that major banking institutions experienced outages during the disruption and that websites were offline. The report did not identify the affected banks or websites.

The available reporting does not establish the full list of affected Google Cloud services, the cause or duration of the disruption, or its precise extent across Europe.

SOURCES

  1. ABC Australia SportBreaking: Banks, websites offline as Google Cloud services fail across Europe
  2. ANSA EconomiaGoogle segnala guasti di rete a 'diversi' servizi cloud in Europa
  3. ANSAGoogle segnala guasti di rete a 'diversi' servizi cloud in Europa