Yes, software glitches can cause millions of dollars in damage and even deaths in riots.

Yes, software glitches can cause millions of dollars in damage and even deaths in riots.

In 1992, Pepsi accidentally sent out 800,000 winning prize numbers in a contest in the Philippine. There was only supposed to be one.

https://medium.com/better-marketing/pepsis-40-billion-typo-caused-deadly-riots-3d671295d1bd

Wiki article about the incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_Number_Fever