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Fire destroys Korean government's cloud storage system, no backups available
(koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
They really had only 1 location?? Really???
this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2025
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This from the country that used to keep 4 copies of its official royal histories at four different locations around the country.
Why would you need a backup, it's in the cloud!
/s
They should have adhered to 3-2-1
Mr. Robot?
due to the system’s large-capacity, low-performance storage structure, no external backups were maintained
Oh man, thats terrifying. Critical systems running without a backup