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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Speaker Vulnerability Allows Password Deciphering via Sound Analysis | 2020-12-08 | The software failure incident described in the article did not involve a system failure. Instead, it highlighted a potential security vulnerability in smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Alexa that could be exploited by hackers to listen to and decipher passwords or PINs being typed on a nearby phone. | 1 | View Details |
| Cyber-Espionage Targeting Covid Vaccine Supply Chain by Nation-State Hackers | 2020-12-03 | The software failure incident reported in Article 108576 involved a cyber-espionage campaign targeting the international vaccine supply chain's "cold chain" system. The specific systems that failed in this incident are: 1. Cold Chain Equipment Optimisation Platform (CCEOP) of Gavi, the international vaccine alliance [108576] 2. European Commission's Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union [108576] 3. Companies involved in manufacturing solar panels for vaccine cold storage [108576] 4. South Korean software-development company [108576] 5. German website-development company supporting clients associated with pharmaceutical manufacturers, container transport, biotechnology, and manufacturers of electrical components for communications [108576] | 1 | View Details |
| Cyberattack on European Medicines Agency's Vaccine Data. | 2020-12-11 | 1. European Medicines Agency's server 2. Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine candidate, BNT162b2 regulatory submission documents stored on EMA server | 1 | View Details |
| NSO Group's Kismet Exploit Targets iPhones, Raises Security Concerns | 2020-12-20 | 1. iMessage vulnerability in iOS (pre-iOS 14) [108792] 2. Zero-footprint, zero-click, zero-day exploit (Kismet) [108792] 3. Pegasus spyware by NSO Group [108792] | 1 | View Details |
| Apple iOS Security Vulnerability Allows Complete iPhone Access | 2020-12-02 | 1. Apple's iOS software 2. Apple's proprietary mesh network AWDL 3. iPhone 11 Pro 4. Wi-Fi adapters 5. Raspberry Pi | 1 | View Details |
| Australian Stock Exchange Outage Caused by Software Issue | 2020-12-03 | The system that failed in the software failure incident reported in Article 109408 was: 1. Tailor Made Combinations (TMC) order book functionality [109408] | 1 | View Details |
| Parler Social Media Platform Data Breach and Security Failure | 2021-01-12 | 1. Parler's architecture 2. Lack of basic security measures 3. Insecure direct object reference (IDOR) issue 4. Lack of authentication for API access 5. Failure to scrub geolocation metadata from images and videos [109594] | 1 | View Details |
| Supply Chain Hack via JetBrains' TeamCity Software. | 2021-01-11 | 1. JetBrains' TeamCity software [109953] 2. SolarWinds network management software [109953] | 1 | View Details |
| Misinformation Spread Regarding Election Software Glitches in Michigan and Georgia | 2021-01-20 | 1. Election-management software made by Dominion Voting Systems in Antrim County, Michigan [110271] 2. Software from Hart interCivic in Oakland County, Michigan [110271] 3. Poll Pads made by KnowInk in Georgia [110271] | 1 | View Details |
| Slack Outage Disrupts Service for Millions of Users. | 2021-01-04 | 1. Slack messaging platform [110272] | 1 | View Details |