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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tele2 Network Outage in Sweden: June 2019, Voice Calls Affected. | 2019-07-05 | The systems that failed in the software failure incident at Tele2 in Sweden were: 1. Mobile network 2. Fixed network 3. IP-based calls These systems were affected by a combination of hardware and software faults [87940]. | 1 | View Details |
| Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Account Hacked via Sim Swap Attack | 2019-08-30 | The system that failed in the software failure incident reported in Article 88199 was: 1. Mobile phone company's security oversight that led to the compromise of the phone number associated with Jack Dorsey's Twitter account, allowing unauthorized access and tweets to be sent [88199]. | 1 | View Details |
| Solar Roadway Project Failure in Normandy: Design and Performance Issues | 2019-08-17 | Unknown | 1 | View Details |
| London Stock Exchange Faces Major Trading Delay Due to Software Glitch | 2019-08-16 | 1. Technical software issue at the London Stock Exchange [Article 88287, Article 88159] | 2 | View Details |
| Touchscreen Controls Failure on USS John McCain: 2017 Collision Impact. | 2019-08-12 | 1. Integrated Bridge and Navigation System with touchscreen controls [88025, 88926] 2. Helm control system on the 51 class destroyers with touchscreens [88926] | 2 | View Details |
| Technical Difficulties Delayed Hackers at DARPA Voting Machine Prototypes | 2019-08-11 | 1. DARPA-funded secure voting machine prototypes at the Voting Village [88605] | 1 | View Details |
| Cybersecurity Risks in Public Libraries for 2020 Census Software Failure | 2019-08-22 | 1. Public library computers [88378] 2. Census Bureau's cybersecurity measures [88378] | 1 | View Details |
| Google Discovers Long-Term iPhone Hacking Campaign. | 2019-08-29 | 1. iOS operating system versions from iOS 10 through to the latest version of iOS 12 failed [88410, 88413]. 2. Safari web browser on Apple products failed [88410, 88413]. | 8 | View Details |
| Security Vulnerability in Dormakaba's Electronic Safe Locks. | 2019-08-09 | 1. Kaba Mas high-security electronic combination locks, specifically the Cencon locks and Auditcon locks [88373] 2. X-08 and X-09 locks from the Kaba Mas X-0 series [88373] | 1 | View Details |
| Vulnerability in GSM Encryption Key Exchange Allows Call Interception | 2019-08-10 | 1. GSM standard 2. Encryption key exchange mechanism in GSM implementations up to 5G 3. A5/1 and A5/3 cryptographic algorithms in GSM implementations 4. Error control mechanisms governing key encoding in GSM implementations | 1 | View Details |