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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improperly Primed Battery Packs Cause Malfunction in GM EVs | 2022-10-24 | 1. Ultium electric-vehicle platform used in the 2022 GMC Hummer EV and BrightDrop EV600 electric van [133839] | 1 | View Details |
| Russian-Speaking Hackers Target US State Government Websites. | 2022-10-05 | 1. State government websites in Colorado, Kentucky, and Mississippi were knocked offline. [133970] | 1 | View Details |
| macOS Ventura Update Causes Third-Party Security Tools Failure. | 2022-10-26 | 1. macOS 13 Ventura operating system [133455] 2. Third-party security programs like malware scanners and monitoring tools [133455] | 1 | View Details |
| Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities: Long-standing Bugs and Delayed Fixes. | 2022-10-21 | 1. Microsoft Exchange servers [133458] | 1 | View Details |
| Coinbase Wallet Software Vulnerability Leads to Massive Crypto Scam | 2022-10-14 | 1. Coinbase Wallet software [133755] 2. Lack of procedures to stop frauds within Coinbase [133755] 3. Failure to provide clear warnings and protections within the wallet application [133755] | 1 | View Details |
| Thermal Imaging Used to Crack Passwords on Devices | 2022-10-10 | The software failure incident described in the article did not involve a specific system failure. Instead, the article discusses a security vulnerability related to thermal attacks on passwords entered on devices like smartphones, keyboards, and ATMs. Therefore, the incident does not point to a failure of a particular software system or component. | 1 | View Details |
| Data Breach at Optus Exposes Sensitive Customer Information | 2022-10-03 | 1. Security systems and processes [134014] 2. Technical infrastructure related to data protection and cybersecurity measures [134014] | 1 | View Details |
| Cyberattack on US Airport Websites by Russian Hackers. | 2022-10-10 | 1. Websites for more than a dozen US airports, including LaGuardia airport in New York City, Chicago’s O’Hare international airport, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson international airport, and Los Angeles international airport were taken offline by cyberattacks [134011, 133559, 134028]. 2. Public-facing airport websites, including those for some of the nation’s largest airports, were inaccessible due to the cyberattack [133559]. 3. Communication networks in Germany’s railway systems were also targeted by a similar attack [134011]. 4. The cyberattack involved distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which flood computer servers with traffic to render them non-functional [134011, 133559, 134028]. | 3 | View Details |
| iOS 16 VPN Traffic Leak Vulnerability Impacting Privacy-conscious Users | 2022-10-14 | 1. Apple's iOS versions 13.3.1, 15.6.1, and 16 [134042] | 1 | View Details |
| Instagram Account Suspension Bug Impacts Users Worldwide | 2022-10-31 | 1. Instagram app 2. Bug that caused some Instagram users to have issues accessing their accounts [134091] | 1 | View Details |