South Korea restores some services after data centre fire


FILE PHOTO: The fire at the National Information Resources Service in Daejeon lasted roughly 10 hours and disrupted the operations of 647 major government systems. - Smartnirs/X via ST/ANN

SEOUL: South Korea has restored 46 government services after a fire at a data centre disrupted websites and digital public amenities, Safety Minister Yun Hojung said on Monday (Sept 29).

"We see services restoring every hour,” Yun told a briefing, citing recovery of Government24, Korea’s main portal for public services, and financial and postal systems run by Korea Post.

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