Online Banking Apps Including ANZ And Commonwealth Downin Outage
Internet banking for Australian banks has been shut down due to a global outage that affects websites and apps.
On Thursday afternoon major banks such as ANZ and Commonwealth Bank were displaying their websites for customers.
Internet banking for Australian banks has gone down due to a global downtime that impacts apps and websites
Bank of Melbourne and Westpac were also reported as not accessible for customers as well as banks in New Zealand.
A message on the ANZ app informed customers"Sorry, something went wrong. We are always available to help you.
A message on the ANZ app informed customers: 'Sorry, something went wrong. If you require assistance please call us anytime'
A few ATMs were reported to be offline, and reports also claimed that machines in store were also affected by the outage.
The crash is believed to have been caused by an issue at Akamai, an international content delivery network which is the foundation of major online services.
A few ATMs were reported out of action too, with reports of ATMs in stores not working during the outage.
Data on internet watchdog downdetector.com.au revealed the extent of the downtime which affected all major banks affected plus blue chip companies such as Telstra and Optus.
Amazon, Minecraft, Australia Post and the NBN website were also victims of the crash, as per the website.
Services started to resume operations at 3.35pm on Thursday, roughly 90 minutes after initial reports of problems. CITY 2020
However, Virgin Australia's website was down despite the return of other websites.
Peakhour.io is an Australian CDN company, said that the most recent outage affecting such large companies underscores the fact that any network could fail.
A Content Delivery Network is a global cloud-based computer network designed to increase the speed, security, and reliability of websites owned by their customers.
'CDNs typically create many copies of their customers' websites , and then store them in caches and distribute them over the world,' explained peakhour co-founder Daniel D'Alessandro
'People browsing a website will be served from their closest cache, making the website appear faster and more responsive, by removing the limitations of distance and bandwidth between the server and the client.
CDNs can also improve website performance Users will not be aware that the website goes down, as long as the caches remain functional.
"Many CDN providers also offer cyber security services that block attacks near to where they're sourced. This stops it from reaching the target.
Hackers will often attempt to shut down websites and applications using an attack technique known as DDOS or distributed denial of services. This is where they cause a massive increase of traffic at specific weak points within a network to overload it.
He added, "Akamai is a venerable and well-known company, but as we've seen two times in the past week, outages can happen to anyone.
"The fact that a number of large organizations and the crucial services they provide across Australia can all be down simultaneously, regardless of the reason, is a sign that there is a pressing need to redeploy.
'Companies routing their traffic through a third-party, whether it's a CDN, DDOS protection, or any other reason, all require an alternative plan, just like any other vital component of their IT infrastructure.
