National court computer network paralyzed for 2 hours... “Hacking is not involved, the cause is being investigated” (comprehensive)

Trial administration system and public service failure... “Recovery around 6 p.m.”

(Seoul, Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Seon-hyung and Lee Bae-eum = On the afternoon of the 22nd, a disruption occurred in the nationwide court computer network for about two hours, disrupting the use of the court system.

The National Court Administration announced that around 3:50 p.m. on this day, a malfunction occurred in part of the trial affairs system and public services and immediate recovery work began. The malfunction was restored around 6 p.m. and the system is now operating normally.

The National Court Administration explained that it was unrelated to the hacking of the programming language PHP and that “we are identifying the detailed cause of the failure and the extent of its impact on trial work.”

It was discovered that the case search service, which provides information on trial proceedings, was not running smoothly due to a computer network failure that day.

When a system failure occurred earlier, the Judicial Information Center issued an emergency notice saying, "Currently, service is being delayed due to a failure in the judiciary's computer information system," and "We are working to resolve the failure."

The scope of the disruption is all judicial computer systems, including warrant work.

The Daegu District and High Court were also found to have had their computer networks paralyzed.

However, it was not confirmed whether there were any disruptions in the actual trial proceedings or warrant processing.