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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Slows Down Older iPhones Due to Battery Issues | 2017-12-19 | 1. Lithium-ion batteries in older iPhone models such as iPhone 6, 6S, 7, and SE [66001, 76562, 66048, 66214] 2. iOS software updates (iOS 10.2.1, iOS 11.2) that intentionally slowed down older iPhones with degraded batteries [66001, 76562, 66048, 66214] | 4 | View Details |
| Hotel Door Locks Hacked for Ransom in Austria, IoT Vulnerability | 2017-12-14 | 1. Electronic door locks and other systems at Seehotel Jagerwirt in Austria's Alps [66029] 2. Smart fish tank at a US casino [66029] | 1 | View Details |
| Smartphone Sensors Used to Guess PINs, Security Vulnerability Identified | 2017-12-28 | The software failure incident described in the article [66205] involved a vulnerability in the sensors built into smartphones. Specifically, the following systems/components failed: 1. Smartphone sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, proximity sensor, barometer, ambient light sensor) - These sensors were exploited by the algorithm developed by researchers to gather data and successfully guess users' PIN numbers. | 1 | View Details |
| Data Breach at Just Eat: Personal Data Compromised by Cyber Criminal | 2017-12-14 | The software failure incident described in the article did not involve a failure of a specific system or software component. Instead, it was a case of a cyber criminal, Grant West, conducting phishing scams and hacking activities to obtain personal data of users from various companies, including Just Eat, Sainsbury's, Groupon, Uber, T-Mobile, and Argos. The incident involved the compromise of user accounts through stolen usernames and passwords, as well as the use of 'brute force' attacks against multiple websites to obtain personal information. Therefore, the failure was not due to a specific system or software component malfunctioning, but rather a result of criminal activities targeting user data. | 1 | View Details |
| Starbucks Cafe's Wi-Fi Hijacked for Crypto-Currency Mining Incident | 2017-12-13 | 1. Starbucks cafe's wi-fi system [66222] | 1 | View Details |
| HP Laptops Contain Keylogging Software Leading to Data Breach | 2017-12-11 | 1. HP laptops - Specifically, EliteBook, ProBook, ZBook, Envy, and Pavilion versions [66310]. | 1 | View Details |
| Hackers Target D.C. Police Surveillance Cameras with Ransomware | 2017-12-29 | 1. D.C. police surveillance cameras system [73651, 66216] 2. Police department computers used for surveillance cameras [73651] 3. Cerber and Dharma ransomware programs [73651, 66216] | 2 | View Details |
| Programming Error Leads to Loss of Russian Meteor-M Satellite. | 2017-12-28 | 1. Rocket programming system with incorrect coordinates [66003] | 1 | View Details |
| Data Breach at Forever 21 Exposes Customer Payment Information | 2017-12-29 | 1. Point of sales terminals at Forever 21 stores - The point of sales terminals at Forever 21 stores were affected by the breach, where hackers installed malicious software to collect customer payment card information [66227]. | 1 | View Details |
| Meltdown and Spectre CPU Vulnerabilities Impacting Modern Computers | 2018-01-03 | 1. Intel processors 2. ARM processors 3. AMD processors 4. Apple Mac systems and iOS devices 5. Microsoft Windows operating system 6. Linux operating system 7. Amazon Web Services 8. Google systems 9. Microsoft systems 10. Nearly all microprocessors 11. Virtually all Intel processors made in the last decade 12. Modern computer processing units designed by Intel and ARM 13. Various operating systems [Cited Articles: 66810, 66925, 66928, 67143, 67154, 67284, 67290, 67291, 67295, 67351, 67355, 67369, 67691] | 24 | View Details |