Overview

• Officials suspended about 70 online public services, including mobile identification and the complaints and petitions portal, as government email malfunctioned and multiple websites were inaccessible.
• The government activated the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and elevated the crisis level to “serious” to coordinate restoration and continuity measures.
• Prime Minister Kim Min-seok ordered full resource mobilization, directed central agencies to check national information systems, and tasked the Interior Ministry with swift damage assessment and rapid restoration of essential services.
• Fire authorities reported the incident began around 8:20 p.m. with a lithium battery fire, deploying 73 firefighters and 70 vehicles; one person suffered first-degree burns to the face and arm.
• Authorities issued guidance through Naver’s emergency page, listed alternative platforms for key civil services, and acknowledged widespread Korea Post service and financial outages with deliveries proceeding offline and possible delays.