Lloyds Banking Group IT glitch leaves thousands unable to bank
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Lloyds Banking Group had a rough Wednesday as thousands of people couldn't pay bills or check their accounts due to an IT glitch.
The issue started just after 11am and hit major brands like Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland, leaving many unable to shop or transfer money.
Lloyds, Halifax apologize, systems mostly restored
Lloyds and Halifax quickly apologized on social media, promising they were on it.
By 3pm things were mostly fixed, though some users were told to wait a bit before trying again.
This is actually Lloyds's second big tech fail this year: back in March, a bug exposed personal data from nearly 500,000 customers.
With more people banking online and fewer branches around, these glitches are raising serious questions about how reliable their systems really are.