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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber Attack on Montenegro's Government Computer Systems | 2022-09-01 | 1. DNS server 2. Government network software 3. Government servers 4. Government websites 5. Administrative computers in Montenegro 6. Government communication systems 7. Government email system 8. Multifactor authentication system 9. Government multimedia system These systems/components failed in the software failure incident reported in Article #131429. | 1 | View Details |
| Starlink User Terminal Security Vulnerability Exploited via Modchip | 2022-08-10 | 1. Starlink's user terminals, specifically the satellite dishes (Dishy McFlatface) [132590, 130934] | 2 | View Details |
| Tesla Full Self-Driving Software Failure: Child-Size Mannequin Incident | 2022-08-09 | 1. Tesla's Autopilot active driver assistance system 2. Tesla's full self-driving software 3. Tesla's over-the-internet software update that allowed vehicles to roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt 4. Tesla's less sophisticated autopilot driver-assist system 5. Tesla's centre touch screens that allowed playing video games while vehicles are moving 6. Tesla Model S sedans and X SUVs from 2016 to 2022 7. Tesla Model 3 sedans from 2017 to 2022 8. Tesla Model Y SUVs from 2020 to 2022 9. Specific Tesla vehicles used in the beta testing of the full self-driving software 10. Tesla's sensor and camera suite used for Autopilot [Cited from Article 131019] | 1 | View Details |
| Google Search Outage Caused by Software Update Issue | 2022-08-08 | 1. Google search engine 2. Google Maps 3. Google images 4. Gmail 5. Google Workspace Status dashboard 6. Google servers globally across more than 40 countries 7. Google data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa | 2 | View Details |
| Tesla's Full Self-Driving Software Fails to Detect Child Pedestrians | 2022-08-09 | 1. Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software [131115, 135028] 2. Tesla's Autopilot active driver assistance system [135028] | 2 | View Details |
| Twitter Zero-Day Vulnerability Leads to Data Breach and Sale | 2022-08-05 | 1. Twitter's software system 2. Bug introduced in the code update in June 2021 [131249] | 1 | View Details |
| Facebook Glitch Floods Feeds with Spam from Celebrity Pages | 2022-08-24 | 1. Facebook's internal systems determining which posts appear in users' news feed [131253] 2. Meta's recent changes to its algorithm [131253] | 1 | View Details |
| Data Breach at MBDA Missile Systems Exposing Classified Military Documents | 2022-08-25 | 1. External hard drive used for data storage [131291] 2. Security measures protecting the data [131291] | 1 | View Details |
| Twitter Software Vulnerability Exposes Anonymous Account Owners to Identity Compromise | 2022-08-05 | 1. Vulnerability in Twitter's software [131299] | 1 | View Details |
| CV-22 Osprey Clutch Slippage Grounds Air Force Special Operations Command | 2022-08-17 | unknown | 1 | View Details |