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According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on the 17th, the Presidential Office of South Korea said on the same day that the National Security Office will take the accident of the data center fire on the 15th that caused the service paralysis of the network platform Kakao as an opportunity to set up a network security management across government departments. group to prevent a similar incident from happening again. On the 15th, a fire broke out in the data centers of Kakao and NAVER, the two major online platforms in South Korea, causing most of the Kakao services such as the communication software Kakao Talk and some NAVER services to be paralyzed from 15:30 on the same day.

　　Kakao has already penetrated every aspect of Korean life. South Korea's "Chosun Ilbo" published an editorial on the 17th saying that after the fire, as the chat tool Kakao Talk used by most Koreans could not be connected for more than 10 hours, Kakao was used for calling taxis, map navigation, mobile payment, personal authentication, etc. Various basic services have come to a standstill, and some even say that "everyday life in Korea has come to a standstill." This incident proves that South Korea, an ICT powerhouse, can become extremely vulnerable in an instant.

　　South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue said on the 17th that the network platform Kakao was paralyzed. If the monopoly or serious oligopoly distorts the market, or even obtains the status of national infrastructure, in order to safeguard national interests, the country should take necessary measures at the institutional level. Yin Xiyue said that as an anti-monopoly enforcement agency, the Fair Trade Commission is discussing this issue.