South Korean government loses 858TB of data in data center fire.

[yankii]

Always remember, kids, if it's not backed up, it's not important.

*mod edit*

https://www.techspot.com/news/109799-858tb-gone-forever-south-korea-data-center-fire.html

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/10/06/so...t-data-in-fire-after-skipping-backups-xcxwbn/

 

[lightwo]

The circumstances are very odd. Just imagine not having redundancy by having backup sites. And how would a battery set ablaze in the middle of a datacentre, conveniently wiping out "G-drive" (government storage)? The death of the government official responsible for data recovery makes it all the more unusual.

Edit: It looks like the battery fire was caused by an expired UPS... that also occurred in a nearby datacentre days later. WTF?

 

[DinohScene]

@yankii Got any source for it?

 

[yankii]

The circumstances are very odd. Just imagine not having redundancy by having backup sites. And how would a battery set ablaze in the middle of a datacentre, conveniently wiping out "G-drive" (government storage)? The death of the government official responsible for data recovery makes it all the more unusual.

NK job? Honestly, could be.

Still, 858TB would only cost a few thousand USD to backup on LTO... How cheap do you have to be to not make any?

@yankii Got any source for it?

https://www.techspot.com/news/109799-858tb-gone-forever-south-korea-data-center-fire.html

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/10/06/so...t-data-in-fire-after-skipping-backups-xcxwbn/

 

[lightwo]

NK job? Honestly, could be.

Maybe? It sounds to me a lot more like something internal.

 

[yankii]

Maybe? It sounds to me a lot more like something internal.

I thought the "coup" was over?

 

[QuestionEmulation]

I thought the "coup" was over?

Coups are always on the menu, regardless of country. But yeah, not having a backup is just another reminder to me how a lot of jobs are just people doing the minimum and don't worried about when things go wrong and deterring people from trying to improve a situation.


Just talking to myself, ignore the last sentence.

 

[MPRTwice]

I thought the "coup" was over?

Nope; they still would try to kill us on sight if we set foot in South Korea, and North Korea is not any prettier.

 

[ChibiMofo]

South Korean government loses 858TB of data in data center fire​

Only 858TB? Noobs!

Shuck 'n NAS 6x

 

[Moe87]

Nope; they still would try to kill us on sight if we set foot in South Korea, and North Korea is not any prettier.

but you wanted to visit South Korea in 1993?

 

[Viri]

When I went to Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea with my friend like 10 years ago, I had nostalgia of my childhood, because everyone fucking smoked. People smoked in doors, and in public places like crazy. It was still a fun trip.

I would never go to main land China though. lol

 

[MPRTwice]

but you wanted to visit South Korea in 1993?

Nope!

 

[Flame]

Nope; they still would try to kill us on sight if we set foot in South Korea, and North Korea is not any prettier.

where you from? im so confused.

 

[Moe87]

where you from? im so confused.

He seems from Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

[Flame]

He seems from Cincinnati, Ohio.

i know. i can see his location. i am a mod.

i said that becuase i know his from Amercia. why would south korea kill him on sight if he stepped on south korean soil?

 

[Moe87]

i know. i can see his location. i am a mod.

i said that becuase i know his from Amercia. why would south korea kill him on sight if he stepped on south korean soil?

I think that he is being ironic and want to impress anyone. He may want anyone to think that he is special agent.

 

[Flame]

I think that he is being ironic and want to impress anyone. He may want anyone to think that he is special agent.

I knew it.

*We found the special agent*

Target locked!

 

[MPRTwice]

where you from? im so confused.

From Heaven!

 

[Moe87]

From Heaven!

I remember you from kindergarten at Epic Elementary in 1993 when you lived in Birmingham, AL, lol!!!

 

[MPRTwice]

I remember you from kindergarten at Epic Elementary in 1993 when you lived in Birmingham, AL, lol!!!

I was never there so far, though. I never had residence there, not even as a child.

But that's ok. I'm glad I remind you of someone.

That said, I nearly gave up on everything tonight; I was pushed really hard and just nearly wanted to die; I've been very sick, and it would have been enough between a mid grade fever and an extreme respiratory infection with double vision and a dazed level of concentration from it that if I had just given up tonight, it would have made me not be here.

I have been trying my absolute best to be as optimistic as possible. I don't know why I nearly wanted to lay down and die from a simple respiratory infection, but it was clearly much more than that that made me feel like I almost wanted to give up.

I even asked God why He let me live when I had septic shock last year and had no benefits, and therefore no medical treatment, to fight it off for months. Two closest family members died of similar things at the same time. I felt like it was some sort of sick joke that I lived and they died. It can be hard to get over survivor's guilt, and not just for soldiers. I almost want my current infection to kill me.

I told Him that I might have made a different decision back then if I had known things would get this tough; I would likely have requested to just die from it instead of getting past it all just to be treated like the lowest thing on the Earth like this.

Sorry; I've been through things.

This is a simple infection to fight off at this point for someone of my level of fitness, but I need to make a choice; do I want to not bother (since it's more than enough to make me stop breathing and go to sleep if I do not bother fighting it), or do I want to fight? I cannot afford to treat it at a hospital, so I need to make that choice. I am sorry I never said anything about this.

I'm at a low point. And I stopped getting upset over it; if I die, I die, if I live, Iive. God's Choice and Will either way, just like it was for the vets in the rat-holes and me when a shooter was by my door years ago. It's in God's Hands. Let Him decide.