KakaoBank "All Kakao-related Services Fully Restored"

Normalization of KakaoTalk Easy Transfer and Group Account Services

[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] KakaoBank announced that all functions, including Kakao-linked services, have been fully restored.

On the 17th, KakaoBank stated, "We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the disruption of Kakao-related services due to the fire at the Pangyo data center."

KakaoBank said, "As of 12:09 PM on October 17, all services linked with Kakao have been restored and are operating smoothly," adding, "Please understand that some app push notifications and AlimTalk messages that were not sent during Kakao's service inspection will not be resent."

They also explained, "There is no issue with KakaoBank's financial system, so you can use it with confidence," and added, "KakaoBank operates multiple data centers nationwide separately and regularly conducts drills to prepare for various disaster situations."

Earlier, on the 15th, a fire broke out at the SK C&C Center (SK Pangyo Campus) in Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do, where Kakao's servers are located. As a result, the power to Kakao's servers was cut off, causing multiple services to be suspended, including KakaoTalk, the nation's messenger app, as well as KakaoMap, KakaoPay, Kakao Mobility, and Kakao Games. However, KakaoBank had established a dedicated financial data center outside Pangyo, so except for some services related to Kakao such as simple transfers and group accounts, most services operated normally.

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