Online Banking Apps Including ANZ And Commonwealth Downin Outage
Due to an outage across the globe internet banking has been affected by Australian banks.
Websites for major banks including ANZ and Commonwealth Bank were timing out for customers on Thursday afternoon.
In the wake of an outage across the globe that hit apps and websites, internet banking for Australian banks has been affected
Users reported that Westpac and Bank of Melbourne were also not available, as were banks in New Zealand.
A message on the ANZ app told customers"Sorry, there was something wrong. We are available 24/7 to help you.
A message on the ANZ app told customers"Sorry, there was something wrong. If you need help, give us a call anytime'
Certain ATMs were reported be out of action There were reports that ATMs in stores were also affected by the outage.
An issue at international content delivery network platform Akamai which is the backbone of major online services - is understood to be involved in the crash.
A few ATMs were reported to be out of commission as well and reports of in-store machines also failing in the outage
The data from downdetector.com.au revealed the extent of the disruption. It affected all major banks and blue-chip companies like Telstra, Optus, and many others.
Amazon, Minecraft, Australia Post and the NBN website were also victims of the crash, according to the website. minecraft
Services started to return online around 3.35pm on Thursday, approximately 90 minutes after the initial reports of problems.
Despite the return of other sites Virgin Australia's website wasn't affected.
Australian CDN company peakhour.io said that the latest outage hitting such major companies underlined the fact that anyone can fall victim to a network failure.
A Content Delivery Network is a global, cloud-based network of computers designed to increase the speed, security, and reliability of websites owned by their customers.
Peakhour co-founder Daniel D'Alessandro explained that CDNs often create many copies of websites for their customers, then share them and cache them around the world.
"People visiting a website get it from their closest cache. This makes the site appear faster and more responsive due to the elimination of performance limitations like distance and bandwidth.
CDNs can also improve website reliability - users will often not notice if the actual website is down for as long as the caches remain operational.
"Many CDN providers also offer cyber security services that block the attack traffic close to where it's from. This prevents it from reaching the target.
Hackers often try to take down websites and apps using an attack technique known as DDOS – distributed denial of services. This is where they create a massive surge of traffic at certain weak points within the network, causing it to become overwhelmed.
He added, "Akamai is a venerable and well-respected company, but as we've seen two times in the last week, outages are a possibility to anyone.
"The fact that a number of major organizations and the vital services they provide across Australia are all down simultaneously, regardless of cause is a signal 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 a Plan B, just like any other vital component of their IT infrastructure.
