RBS blames banking failure on cyber attack

RBS has blamed a cyber attack for the IT failure that left many customers unable to access their online banking yesterday morning.

RBS has blamed a cyber attack for the IT failure that left many customers unable to access their online banking yesterday morning.

Frustrated customers in the UK complained of problems accessing their account online and making payments. The issue lasted around 50 minutes and affected RBS and NatWest customers. Ulster Bank customers were not affected.

It was initially thought to be the result of an internal glitch, but the bank now claims it was caused by an attack on its servers. A spokesman insisted none of its customers’ data was at risk.

“The issues that some customers experienced accessing online banking this morning was due to a surge in internet traffic deliberately directed at the website.

“This deliberate surge of traffic is commonly known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. At no time was there any risk to customers. Customers experienced issues for around 50 minutes and this has now been resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.”

It is not the first time RBS has been targeted. In December 2013, customers were locked out of their account for 12 hours as a result of a DDoS attack.

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