Hmm...I hope the people "protecting" society have a different opinion...
...back when I used to work in government I dealt with utility companies, in particular...power companies...
It would be difficult and tricky, but theoretically possible for one person with a computer to shut down a power exchange grid (a semi-central power exchange facility) used by member power companies to transport power from major regions across the country. Think of them as a facilitator of supply and demand for all power. If one of those shut down, all power in a third of the USA or greater would be cut off...that's pretty significant.
Or, theoretically one person with one computer could shut down the computers that monitor and control the cooling systems in a nuclear reactor power plant that could cause a meltdown and kill or permanently harm everyone in a 60 mile or greater radius and pollute the area for decades...
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