Hackers could bring down power plants, cause remote explosions, shut down utilities, cut off security systems, hack into important infrastructure, and the list goes on.

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The quake triggered some landslides, stranded people on overnight trains, cut off water supplies and shut down some expressways.

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Even the House of Commons was cut off from electronic communication with the outside world, as the network was shut down to prevent the bug spreading.

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