Failures Database
This database contains reports analyzing software failures from the news. Currently, it contains failures from 2010 to 2022. This database was created through the FAIL (Failure Analysis Investigation with LLM) project. FAIL leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) to collect and analyze software failures reported in the news. Our work has been presented in the paper titled "FAIL: Analyzing Software Failures from the News Using LLMs." Contributing members include Dharun Anandayuvaraj, Matthew Campbell, Tanmay Singla, Parth Patil, Arav Tewari, and James C. Davis from Purdue University.
| Title | Published Date | System | Number of Articles | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Locator Beacon Fire Incident on Boeing 787 at Heathrow | 2013-07-18 | unknown | 1 | View Details |
| Financial Aid Tool Breach: $30M Stolen from IRS. | 2017-04-07 | 1. IRS's Data Retrieval Tool [58640] | 1 | View Details |
| Hyundai Blue Link App Vulnerabilities Expose Vehicles to Hacking | 2017-04-26 | 1. Hyundai Blue Link connected-car mobile app versions 3.9.5 and 3.9.4 2. Communication channel endpoints verification 3. Hard-coded decryption password transmission [58641] | 1 | View Details |
| Industrial Robot Arm Hack: Costly Defects and Physical Harm | 2017-05-03 | 1. ABB IRB140 industrial robotic arm [58971] | 1 | View Details |
| WannaCry Ransomware Attack on Microsoft Windows Systems in 2017 | 2017-05-12 | 1. NHS computers [Article 59065, Article 59121, Article 59300] 2. Windows XP operating system [Article 59121, Article 59300] 3. Microsoft software [Article 59121, Article 59937] 4. Windows operating system [Article 59305] 5. Boeing's production systems and airline software [Article 69249] | 20 | View Details |
| Global Ransomware Attack Hits Thousands of Businesses and Institutions | 2017-05-15 | 1. Renault's factory floor systems controlling robots 2. Computers at Renault’s Sandouville operation 3. Ticket vending machines of Deutsche Bahn 4. Computer systems of FedEx 5. Computer systems of China's state-run oil company, PetroChina 6. National Health Service (NHS) computer systems in Britain 7. Disney's unreleased movie access system [Cited Article: 59000] | 1 | View Details |
| BMW Vehicle Fires: Mysterious Fires in Parked BMWs Impact Owners | 2017-05-11 | unknown | 1 | View Details |
| British Airways IT System Failure Causes Flight Chaos at Heathrow | 2017-05-27 | 1. Booking system, baggage handling, mobile phone apps, and check-in desks at British Airways [Article 59060] 2. IT systems at Heathrow Terminal 5 affecting flight operations at British Airways [Article 125322] | 4 | View Details |
| British Airways IT Failure: Power Surge or Infrastructure Weakness? | 2017-05-30 | The system that failed in the British Airways IT failure incident was the power system. The failure was attributed to a power surge that supposedly rendered the back-up system ineffective. However, experts questioned this explanation, suggesting that the issue might have been due to bad design or other factors beyond just a power surge [59063]. Therefore, the system that failed in the software failure incident was: 1. Power system, including surge protection, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and quality earthing system [59063]. | 1 | View Details |
| Power Surge at British Airways Data Centre Causes Chaos and Delays | 2017-05-31 | The system(s) that failed in the British Airways software failure incident were: 1. Electrical power supply system at the UK data centre, leading to an uncontrolled return of power and subsequent power surge that took out the IT systems [Article 59059]. | 1 | View Details |