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Data Center Fire Destroys 858TB; Four Arrested for Negligence

10/11/2025

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On September 26, a battery fire at the National Information Resources Service data center in Daejeon destroyed 858 terabytes of data.
Backups were unavailable.
Recovery as of October 4 shows 18% of services restored.
Four individuals have been arrested for suspected negligence related to the fire.
The Ministry of Personnel Management instructed employees to store all work materials on the G-Drive system, which lacked backups due to its large capacity.

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Story summary

On September 26, a battery fire at the National Information Resources Service data center in Daejeon destroyed 858 terabytes of data.
Backups were unavailable.
Recovery as of October 4 shows 18% of services restored.
Four individuals have been arrested for suspected negligence related to the fire.
The Ministry of Personnel Management instructed employees to store all work materials on the G-Drive system, which lacked backups due to its large capacity.