South Korea faces digital firestorm after data centre blaze causes public service turmoil
Only 62 government services out of the 647 systems affected by the fire have been restored so far
Authorities said 62 government services had been restored out of 647 systems affected by the fire which broke out during routine maintenance in a server room at the state-run National Information Resources Service in Daejeon on Friday.
Organisations affected by the fire include Korea Customs, the National Police Agency and the National Fire Agency, according to the safety ministry. Some government websites like the safety ministry were out of service as of Monday.
Officials have not given a timetable for the full restoration of the disrupted services.
“We see services restoring every hour,” Safety Minister Yun Ho-jung told a briefing, citing the recovery of Government24, Korea’s main portal for public services, and financial and postal systems run by Korea Post.