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South Korea's govt data-center fire destroys work files, exposes lack of backup

By Wooyoung Lee ( October 2, 2025, 06:30 GMT | Insight) -- A major fire at South Korea’s National Information Resources Service destroyed key government systems, including G-Drive, the cloud storage used by central government officials, wiping out work files of some 750,000 officials with no backup available. The fire also paralyzed core government systems, including the national postal service, the 119 emergency call service and public warning systems.A major fire at South Korea’s National Information Resources Service destroyed key government systems, including G-Drive, the cloud storage used by central government officials, wiping out work files of some 750,000 officials with no backup available....

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