As a result of a server fault, in-store debit card payments were affected. In addition, customers who use the website of First Direct, a telephone and internet-based retail bank, have also registered problems when accessing their accounts. The bank’s spokesman has stated that this problem does not present security risks for customers.
In June 2011, HSBC had a total of 3,789 cash machines on the UKs Link network. The number of cash machines which have been affected by the glitch has not been revealed.
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