On June 2, users around the world faced widespread disruptions in key digital services. On this day, serious access issues were recorded with banking applications, social networks, and streaming platforms, indicating the global nature of the incident.
This is reported by Finway
Which Services Were Affected by the Outage
According to monitoring services for technical failures, difficulties were observed in several popular digital products. Users reported complete unavailability or unstable operation of services such as:
- Monobank
- PrivatBank
- Viber
- Netflix
Some users found that the applications would not open at all, while others faced difficulties during authorization or conducting financial transactions.
Expert Comments and Previous Incidents
Monobank co-founder Oleg Gorokhovsky stated that the causes of the outage are external and not related to the bank’s internal systems.
“The problem is external and not related to the bank’s internal systems.”
Recently, users of the delivery service Glovo also encountered a serious technical error, which caused significantly larger amounts to be deducted from customers’ bank cards than intended for tips. Instead of the standard 50–100 hryvnias, some clients lost between 5,000 and 11,000 hryvnias.
These incidents once again highlight the importance of the reliability of digital infrastructures, on which millions of users around the world depend.