Event description

The capital was left without street lighting yesterday evening. It happened as a result of a hacker attack on the systems of the City Housing & Utilities company. The pitch darkness caused several major road accidents, injuring many and miring the city in mile-long traffic jams.

Consequences

1. Damage to personal property
2. Health threat
3. Public discontent

This has happened before

Bloomberg

Hackers can cut the lights with rogue code, researchers show

Safety devices used for electrical distribution worldwide could be hacked to turn off power, according to cybersecurity experts.