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(News Focus) Fire at data center reveals S. Korea's strong dependence on Kakao services

By Kim BoramSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- The recent massive disruption of Kakao Corp.'s dominant chat messenger KakaoTalk and other related services has affected nearly all sectors of South Korea, ranging from social networking and business to fina
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(3rd LD) Kakao's co-CEO resigns over massive service disruption

(ATTN: ADDS more comments, info in paras 4-6, 9-10, new photo)SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- A top executive of Kakao Corp. stepped down Wednesday to take responsibility for the recent disruption of the company's mobile messenger KakaoTalk and other
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(2nd LD) Kakao's co-CEO resigns over massive service disruption

(ATTN: RECASTS with quotes of Kakao's co-CEO; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- A top executive of Kakao Corp. stepped down Wednesday to take responsibility for the recent disruption of the company's mobile messenger KakaoTalk and other r
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(LEAD) Kakao's co-CEO offers to resign over massive service disruption

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with resignation offer by Kakao's co-CEO)SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- A top executive of Kakao Corp. offered to step down Wednesday to take responsibility for the recent disruption of the company's mobile messenger Kak
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SK C&C says it has completed power supply to Kakao servers

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- SK C&C, which hosts a data center for Kakao Corp., said Wednesday it has started to fully supply electric power to the tech firm's disrupted servers, a move that could lead to a full normalization of Kakao services.&qu
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Interagency task force meets to discuss cybersecurity after Kakao outage

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- An interagency task force led by National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han held its first meeting Tuesday to discuss cybersecurity issues following last week's massive disruption to top mobile messenger KakaoTalk's ser
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Kakao services nearly in full swing after fire

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp. said Tuesday that most of its services are in almost full operation, after being disrupted due to a fire, with some mail services remaining partially down.Services of Kakao affiliated units, including KakaoBank
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Presidential office to launch cybersecurity task force amid Kakao outage

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Office will launch an interagency task force to deal with cybersecurity issues following last weekend's massive disruption to top mobile messenger KakaoTalk's service, the presiden
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(LEAD) Shares in Kakao dip 6 pct after nationwide service disruption

(ATTN: UPDATES with closing prices in headline, paras 1-3)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Shares in Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, and its affiliates fell sharply Monday after a massive service disruption
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(3rd LD) Kakao nears complete recovery nearly 2 days after fire

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS photo, more details in paras 6-8)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, said Monday that it is working for a full recovery of its services disrupted by
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(2nd LD) Rival parties rap Kakao over disruption, summon founder for parliamentary audit

(ATTN: UPDATES with bill proposal)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties lashed out at tech giant Kakao Corp. on Monday, branding a massive service disruption that occurred over the weekend as a "digital p
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(2nd LD) Kakao ready for complete recovery nearly 2 days after fire

(ATTN: ADDS more details in 9th para, last 3 paras)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, said Monday that it is working for a full recovery of its services disrupted by a fire at a
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(LEAD) Kakao ready for complete recovery nearly 2 days after fire

(ATTN: ADDS Kakao founder's parliamentary summons in last 3 paras, new photo)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, said Monday that it is working for a full recovery of its ser
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(LEAD) Rival parties rap Kakao over disruption, summon founder for parliamentary audit

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with details on parliamentary audit)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties lashed out at tech giant Kakao Corp. on Monday, branding a massive service disruption that occurr
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Rival parties rap Kakao over disruption, call for tougher rules

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties lashed out at tech giant Kakao Corp. on Monday, branding a massive service disruption that occurred over the weekend as a "digital platform disaster" and callin
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Kakao ready for complete recovery nearly 2 days after fire

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, said Monday that it is working for a full recovery of its services disrupted by a fire at a data center over the weekend."Most functions
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Yoon says state should intervene in distorted markets after KakaoTalk disruption

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday the antitrust watchdog is looking into the issue of top mobile messenger KakaoTalk dominating South Korea's mobile messenger market, after the service ground to a halt d
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Shares in Kakao tumble 8 pct after nationwide service disruption

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Shares in Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, and its affiliates opened sharply lower Monday after a massive service disruption over the weekend stemming from a fire at a data ce
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Meta Platforms CEO Zuckerberg meets with Samsung executives

SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., has met with senior officials of Samsung Electronics Co. to discuss ways for business cooperation between the two companies, sources said Saturday (
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(News Focus) Fire at data center causes unprecedented massive service disruption

By Kim BoramSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A fire at a data center near Seoul has disrupted services of South Korea's dominant messenger and internet portal for a day, affecting nearly all sectors of the country, even finance and transportation.The f