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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Hudl Tablet Software Support Withdrawal Causing Device Bricking | 2019-03-25 | 1. Tesco Hudl tablet software support 2. Hudl 1 and the first edition Hudl 2 3. Android 5.1 Lollipop version 4. Hudl servers 5. Amazon Fire tablets | 1 | View Details |
| Security Flaw in Heimdal Thor Foresight Endangers RBS Customers | 2019-03-22 | 1. Heimdal Thor Foresight Enterprise software [82457] | 1 | View Details |
| Aerodata System Outage Grounds Flights Across Major Airlines | 2019-04-01 | 1. Aerodata system produced by a vendor for tracking a plane's weight and balance [82538] | 1 | View Details |
| Urgent Windows 7 Bug Allows Hackers to Take Over Computers | 2019-03-08 | 1. Windows 7 operating system [82456] 2. Chrome web browser [82456] | 1 | View Details |
| Aluminium Producer Hit by Severe Ransomware Attack, Operations Disrupted | 2019-03-19 | 1. Digital systems at Hydro's main smelting plants 2. Computerized systems at some of the facilities 3. Machinery efficiency systems 4. Data backups | 1 | View Details |
| Supply Chain Attack on Videogame Developers via Compromised Microsoft Visual Studio | 2019-04-23 | 1. Microsoft Visual Studio development tool 2. ASUS software update process 3. Utility software CCleaner 4. Server management software Netsarang 5. Compromised versions of games developed by Electronics Extreme and Zepetto 6. Compromised linker in the Microsoft Visual Studio tool 7. Compromised servers at the Korean Konkuk University used as command and control servers 8. Malware-infected games such as Infestation and PointBlank [83471] | 1 | View Details |
| Cyberattack on Bayer by Winnti Group: Data Breach Averted | 2019-04-04 | 1. Bayer's network systems [83544] 2. Cyber Defense Center's monitoring system [83544] | 1 | View Details |
| Samsung Galaxy Fold Screen Failures Due to Protective Film Removal | 2019-04-18 | 1. Samsung Galaxy Fold's folding screen [83351, 83351] 2. Protective layer on the Galaxy Fold's display [83351, 83351] | 10 | View Details |
| New York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN) Failure Incident - GPS Rollover Impact | 2019-04-10 | 1. NYCWiN (New York City Wireless Network) [83649, 85646] 2. Police Department license plate readers [83649, 85646] 3. Traffic lights programming system [83649, 85646] 4. Department of Transportation's Traffic Management Center [83649] 5. Real Time Traffic Information webpage [83649] 6. CityTime (city payroll system) [83649] 7. Systems used by the departments of health, sanitation, and parks [83649] | 2 | View Details |
| University Cyber-Defences Breached: Data Compromised by Hackers | 2019-04-03 | The software failure incident reported in the article was related to cyber-security defences being breached by hackers during penetration testing at UK universities. The systems that failed in this incident were: 1. Cyber-security defences at UK universities [83817] | 1 | View Details |