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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title: Dropbox Security Breach: Unauthorized Access via Stolen Passwords | 2012-07-31 | 1. User authentication system 2. Password security measures 3. Security controls and mechanisms 4. Two-factor authentication system (coming in a few weeks) [13332] | 1 | View Details |
| Cable Car Alarm System Failure Causes Suspension Over Thames | 2012-07-25 | The system that failed in the software failure incident reported in Article 13436 was: 1. Alarm system of the Emirates Cable Car [13436] | 1 | View Details |
| Binary Corruption Issue in Apple's App Store Causing Application Crashes | 2012-07-05 | 1. Apple's App Store 2. Applications for recently updated programs 3. iOS and Mac App stores 4. Binary corruption problem 5. Updated applications 6. Time Machine backup [13365] | 1 | View Details |
| Security Holes in Huawei Routers Allow Control and Snooping | 2012-07-30 | 1. Huawei routers, specifically the Huawei AR18 and AR 29 series [13621]. | 1 | View Details |
| Inadequacies and Vulnerabilities in U.S. Army's DCGS-A System | 2012-08-08 | 1. Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) [13921] | 1 | View Details |
| United Airlines Nationwide Computer Glitch Delays 200 Flights | 2012-08-28 | The systems that failed in the software failure incident reported in Article 14053 are: 1. United's passenger reservation system 2. United's website These systems experienced a computer glitch that caused delays for 200 flights and thousands of passengers. [14053] | 1 | View Details |
| Knight Capital's $440 Million Trading Glitch Impacting Stock Market | 2012-08-02 | 1. Trading software system at Knight Capital Group Inc failed, leading to a flood of erroneous orders in NYSE-listed securities [13725, 13829, 13830, 13455]. 2. Algorithmic trading system at Knight Capital Group Inc malfunctioned, causing millions of mistaken trades in various stocks [13455]. 3. Automated stock trading program at Knight Capital Group flooded the market with millions of trades due to a rogue algorithm [13455]. | 8 | View Details |
| Redfin Website Outage: Master Database Crash Impacting Home Shoppers | 2012-08-18 | The system that failed in the software failure incident reported in Article 13802 was: 1. Master database machine 2. Fallback to a different master 3. Backup procedure These components failed during the incident at Redfin [13802]. | 1 | View Details |
| Credit Card Data Breach by Eastern European Hackers in Australia | 2012-08-17 | 1. Point-of-sale (POS) terminals 2. Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection 3. Torex Quick Service POS system [13880] | 1 | View Details |
| Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Web Browsers. | 2012-08-29 | 1. Java 7 Update 10 and earlier versions [16774] 2. Java version 7 (1.7, updates 0 to 6) [14217] | 2 | View Details |