10 Computer Glitches That Caused Mayhem And Cost Millions

10 Computer Glitches That Caused Mayhem And Cost Millions


I remember Y2K. You remember Y2K. Everyone remembers Y2K. But do you remember the time a California courtroom computer accidentally summoned 1200 people to jury duty, causing a huge traffic jam? Or the time Google accidentally caused browsers to read their own site as malware?

I learned a thing or two about several disastrous viruses and computer glitches thanks to this video from Alltime10s. One day the machines may rule us all, but they’ll probably still make a mess of things every once and a while.


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