Bank of America Corp. apologized after its local contractor entered the home of a mortgage borrower when she was away, cut off utilities, padlocked the door and confiscated her pet parrot, Luke.
Unable to capture the Leningrad (todayknown asSaint Petersburg), the Germanscut it off from the world, disruptingutilitiesandshellingthe city heavily for more thantwoyears.
With his power, cable and other utilitiescutoff because of nonpayment, the 55-year-old had half a dozen guns in his house and spent weeks planning the kidnapping, targeting firefighters rather than police Wednesday so he wouldn't be shot, authorities said Thursday.
Hackers could bring down power plants, cause remote explosions, shut down utilities, cutoff security systems, hack into important infrastructure, and the list goes on.