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title: "Discussion on \"Google Cloud accidentally deletes a $124 billion pension fund in 2024\n- Then Did It Again in May 202\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Google Cloud accidentally deletes a $124 billion pension fund in 2024\n- Then Did It Again in May 202\". On May 19, 2026, Google Cloud incorrectly suspended Railway's account with no warning, taking down the platform for 8 hours. Two years earlier, Google deleted UniSuper's entire $124B pension fund infrastructure. Here's what both incidents have in common and what it means for anyone building on GCP."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/google-cloud-suspended-railway-without-warning-two-years-after-deleting-a-124b-pension-fund/6a0e78b48b03460221dca28a"
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# [Google Cloud accidentally deletes a $124 billion pension fund in 2024 - Then Did It Again in May 202](https://blog.jargoniseasy.com/google-cloud-suspended-railway-without-warning-two-years-after-deleting-a-124b-pension-fund?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

On May 19, 2026, Google Cloud incorrectly suspended Railway's account with no warning, taking down the platform for 8 hours. Two years earlier, Google deleted UniSuper's entire $124B pension fund infrastructure. Here's what both incidents have in common and what it means for anyone building on GCP.

May 21 · 8 min read · blog.jargoniseasy.com  
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[Douglas Sabwa Indumwa](https://hashnode.com/@douglas-sabwa-indumwa)

[May 22](https://hashnode.com/posts/google-cloud-suspended-railway-without-warning-two-years-after-deleting-a-124b-pension-fund/6a0e78b48b03460221dca28a/comment/6a1014571f237623eac840ed)

Great insights here

[Khishamuddin Syed](https://hashnode.com/@webkmsyed)

[Jul 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/google-cloud-suspended-railway-without-warning-two-years-after-deleting-a-124b-pension-fund/6a0e78b48b03460221dca28a/comment/6a1014571f237623eac840ed#reply-6a4f345061b391693e707f17)

Thanks Douglas!