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Google Cloud platforms facing security and service reliability crises
Google Cloud suspended Railway.com's account without explanation, causing major outages for the deployment platform. Separately, GitHub confirmed a breach of 3,800 internal repositories via a malicious VS Code extension. These incidents reveal vulnerabilities in major cloud providers' security and account management practices affecting global customers.
Sources
- Cloud provider Railway says Google Cloud temporarily suspended its account without cause; in 2024, GCP deleted the account of an Australian pension fund (The Register)
- Google Cloud suspended major customer Railway.com without cause, causing outage
- GitHub says internal repos exfiltrated after poisoned VS Code extension attack
- GitHub confirms breach of ~3,800 internal repositories after one of its employees installed a malicious VS Code extension; TeamPCP claimed responsibility (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
- Incident Report: Railway Blocked by Google Cloud (Resolved)
- Railway Blocked by Google Cloud