"Economic and Mental Damages Due to Kakao Outage"… Civic Group Files Compensation Lawsuit

Namgoong Hoon (left) and Hong Eun-taek, co-CEOs of Kakao, are offering a public apology on the 19th at Kakao Pangyo Ajit in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, regarding the large-scale outage caused by a data center fire.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Office workers, university students, and taxi drivers have filed a civil lawsuit claiming economic and psychological damages caused by the 'Kakao outage' incident.

The civic group Committee for the Protection of Ordinary People's Livelihoods announced on the 24th that, together with five individuals, they filed a lawsuit against Kakao Corporation at the Seoul Southern District Court on the 21st, seeking 6 million won in damages. In the complaint, they stated, "Due to Kakao's irresponsible and inappropriate response, we experienced temporary restrictions on economic activities and suffered mental distress," and each demanded 1 million won in consolation damages.

Earlier, on the 18th, the Committee for the Protection of Ordinary People's Livelihoods also filed a police complaint against Kim Beom-su, Chairman of the Kakao Board, and Namgung Hoon and Hong Eun-taek, co-CEOs of Kakao, on charges including obstruction of business.

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