Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

NIRS data center chief relieved of duty over massive outage after fire

The head of the state data center has been relieved of his duty over the massive service outage caused by a fire at the facility in September, officials said Saturday.

2025-11-29

NIRS's Daejeon data center fully back online, total restoration from fire stands at 98.2%

The government has fully restored all administrative information systems housed at the Daejeon center of the NIRS, which were halted following a fire. Systems transferred to the Daegu center, however, are still undergoing recovery.

2025-11-14

Government lowers disaster alert level for NIRS public data systems as recovery continues

The government on Wednesday lowered its disaster alert level for public data systems from “serious” to “alert” as recovery efforts following a fire at the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) in Daejeon reached near completion.

2025-11-06

Sixty percent of gov't services now back online as data center fire recovery continues

More than 60 percent of the government's online administrative services affected by a fire at a state data center last month have been restored, authorities said Wednesday.

2025-10-22

5 charged over data center fire with discovery of illegal subcontracting

Battery relocation work that led to a fire at the National Information Resources Service center in Daejeon that paralyzed the country's national data network involved unqualified workers and illegal subcontracting, with five individuals charged.

2025-10-22

Recovery exceeds 50 percent following state data center fire

More than 50 percent of the government's online administrative services affected by a fire at a state data center last month have been restored, authorities said Saturday.

2025-10-19

Government restores 40 percent of digital systems after NIRS fire

Roughly 40 percent of the government’s digital systems disrupted by a fire at the National Information Resources Service in Daejeon last month have been restored, officials said Tuesday.

2025-10-14

NIRS unaware that two of six workers removing batteries on day of fire were subcontractors

Two of the six workers handling server and lithium-ion battery removal at the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) facility on the day of a major fire last month were subcontractors, according to a lawmaker’s investigation.

2025-10-14

Recovery exceeds 40% following state data center fire

More than 40 percent of the government's online administrative services affected by a fire at a state data center last month have been restored, authorities said Monday.

2025-10-14

36.7 percent of online government services restored after data center fire

More than 36 percent of the government's online administrative services affected by a fire at a state data center last month have been restored, officials said Sunday.

2025-10-13