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Naver Search Engine Paralyzed for Over an Hour

Naver Corp

A critical logic error during a system update caused Naver’s search functionality to fail nationwide.

On August 31, 2023, South Korea’s largest portal, Naver, suffered a significant breakdown. For approximately 70 minutes, the search engine returned error pages or no results for all users. The company later apologized, citing a "network equipment configuration error" that occurred during a routine logic update. This was the second major breakdown for the portal in 2023.

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Last updated: March 7, 2026