This may have other effects, such as an increased cancer/mutation rate, and cosmic rays are known to cause random computer upsets.
There is a theory, which has never been discounted, that persons who suddenly drop dead for no known reason have been hit by a large cosmic ray in the head, causing the biological equivalent of a “computer upset” and autonomous system failure (breathing, heart, etc). The odds are low but nonzero.
Sheesh, with my luck,I am ordering a Sheild helmet today!