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Have Cyber Attacks Killed People?

Plan B Consulting

In my research, I came across this article from 2019, “Hackers Could Kill More People Than a Nuclear Weapon” by Jeremy Straub, published at livescience.com. This made me wonder about the potential for cyber attacks to kill a large number of people. When looking at this question, there are two ways deaths could be caused by a cyber attack.

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Have Cyber Attacks Killed People?

Plan B Consulting

In my research, I came across this article from 2019, “Hackers Could Kill More People Than a Nuclear Weapon” by Jeremy Straub, published at livescience.com. The attacks on the Ukrainian power grid in 2015 and 2016 may have not directly led to death, but I suspect it would have indirectly led to death from cold, fires and traffic crashes.

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Have Cyber Attacks Killed People?

Plan B Consulting

In my research, I came across this article from 2019, “Hackers Could Kill More People Than a Nuclear Weapon” by Jeremy Straub, published at livescience.com. The attacks on the Ukrainian power grid in 2015 and 2016 may have not directly led to death, but I suspect it would have indirectly led to death from cold, fires and traffic crashes.