However, due to the system’s large-capacity, low-performance storage structure, no external backups were maintained — meaning all data has been permanently lost.

Why were there no backups? "Because there was a lot of data" isn't really an answer.

The G-Drive has been in use since 2018, requiring government officials to store all work documents in the cloud instead of on personal computers.

It is currently working to recover alternative data using any files saved locally on personal computers within the past month, along with emails, official documents and printed records.

Imagine being the employee who voilated work policy and saved stuff locally.

Sucks for most users, but i bet there's at least one person who is like "holy fuck I'm saved!" Because now he can blame the server destruction for why he doesn't have that big project done tomorrow

Trying to save the prior impeached president's ass.

That's gonna be an expensive lesson about the 3-2-1 strategy...

Damn isn't it a shame we lost the election results? Damn shame anyways the ballots from my district are fine.

Was it too expensive to have a backup in Busan?

I find this hard to believe honestly. how can so many people involved in the administration of this system not have some offsite backups.

dunno about this segment of the korean gov, but it just... seems implausible.