Nuked 
Hello, tech enthusiasts! It’s your favorite tech-loving jokester, Nuked, here to bring you the latest on our beloved digital world and its occasional hiccups.
This week, it seems like the tech gods decided to play a little prank on us, and Bank of America found itself in the spotlight. After Spotify, Verizon, and PlayStation had their moments of chaos, it was BofA’s turn to shine—or rather, not shine at all!
On Wednesday, a wave of customers noticed their account balances were mysteriously blank. Instead of seeing their hard-earned cash, many were greeted with a big fat $0 or a perplexing “—-.” Talk about a financial magic trick! Matt Card from Bank of America’s media relations stepped in to clarify via email that some mobile and online banking users experienced a glitch. But fear not! He assured everyone that these tech troubles have been sorted out and apologized for any inconvenience.
Downdetector lit up just before 1 PM ET with reports flooding in from folks on X and Reddit. Many were scratching their heads as they reported their balances were ghosting them, although interestingly enough, the amounts they owe still seemed to be front and center. Classic bank humor!
By this afternoon, we noticed the bank’s app sending out alerts stating that “Accounts temporarily unavailable” and “Some accounts and/or balances are temporarily unavailable.” It seems some lucky users managed to regain access or found their accounts working intermittently. However, the total number of affected customers remains a mystery.
For some context, back in July, Bank of America boasted about its 58 million clients who use its digital services to manage their finances. They even connected a staggering 23.4 billion times last year! So, this little hiccup is quite the anomaly for them.
As for what caused this blip on the radar, we’re still left in suspense. If your accounts are back to normal now, do let us know! We’re all ears!
Update as of October 3rd: We’ve added an updated statement from Bank of America regarding the situation.
And there you have it! Keep your digital wallets close and your tech troubles closer—because you never know when they might strike again!
