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Charities remain locked out of CAF Bank online accounts

A week into shutdown, 14,000 customers still have no restoration date and some are struggling to pay staff

A week after suspending online banking, CAF Bank still has no timetable for restoring access to its 14,000 UK charity customers.

The bank updated customers on Thursday about the outage, which has disrupted payments to staff and suppliers.

Little had changed. In a message seen by The Register, CAF Bank said it was not yet able to restore the service safely.

As it had earlier in the week, the bank said it detected attempted fraud on some accounts and acted quickly to stop it. Its investigation uncovered a previously unknown vulnerability in the connection between its systems and third-party software. CAF Bank said its technical team was working around the clock with suppliers and external experts on a fix.

The Register understands that no timetable has been set for restoring online banking.

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WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses

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Control Any Computer at the Hardware Level with ESP-KVM

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Beyond the screenshot: Why you should verify what you see

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Update Teams mobile app by October or lose your calendar

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