"Alien particles from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on personal electronic devices" This would explain a few odd events over the years.... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217100327.htm
No big deal, no permanent damage. And not that we did not know about forces affecting earth from outer space. Actually this is pretty weak force. There are galactic events we should be truly afraid.
There's actually a interesting case where a cosmic ray bitflip is suspected in interfering with a super mario 64 speed run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5cwuYFUUAY