Natural Disasters and Terrorist Threats
Earthquakes and the 911 attack
Software Errors and/or Equipment Malfunction
Burger King’s software charged US$4334.33 to a
debit card for 4 hamburgers. The original amount
for these hamburgers was US$4.33.
Unintentional Acts (Human Error)
In 2005, a data entry clerk in an investment firm
mistakenly keyed a sale of 610,000 shares of 1
yen as the sales of 1 share for 610,000 yen.
Intentional Acts (Computer Crimes / Fraud)