Bank of America is down: Users report their accounts showing empty balance during widespread outage
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Bank of America customers reported trouble accessing their bank accounts Wednesday afternoon as the financial institution faced a widespread outage. The message said it was “unable to complete your request” and asked the user to “try again later.” By 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time, nearly 20,000 customers said they were having trouble, according to Downdetector, which reports web outages. It is unclear what caused the outage In a statement, a spokesperson for Bank of America said: “Some clients are experiencing an issue accessing their accounts and balance information today. Bank of America experienced an outage over the summer when CrowdStrike, the global cybersecurity company, faced a massive crash due to a flawed update.
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