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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massive Hack: Two Million Facebook, Gmail, and Twitter Passwords Stolen | 2013-12-05 | 1. Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, and other popular sites and email providers were affected by the software failure incident [55776]. | 1 | View Details |
| NSA Exploits Windows Error Messages for Spying. | 2013-12-31 | 1. Windows error messages system [Article 55822] 2. Hard drive firmware system [Article 33952] | 2 | View Details |
| Cyber-Attack Disrupts Xbox Live and Sony Playstation Networks on Christmas Eve | 2014-12-26 | 1. Xbox Live 2. Sony Playstation Network 3. PlayStation 4 4. Xbox One [56285] | 1 | View Details |
| Year 2038 Problem: 32-bit System Failure and Integer Overflow | 2014-12-16 | 1. 32-bit systems [56154] 2. Unix operating system [56154] | 1 | View Details |
| Air Traffic Control System Failure at London Airports, December 2014 | 2014-12-12 | 1. Computer workstations used by controllers transitioning between states caused a failure in the system [Article 56254]. 2. Flight data system experienced a problem [Article 56658]. | 3 | View Details |
| Twitter Outage: Date Bug Causes Service Disruption on Android. | 2014-12-29 | 1. Twitter's Android app and mobile website 2. Twitter's API 3. Coding logic related to date representation in the software [56557] | 1 | View Details |
| Privacy Vulnerability in Yik Yak Messaging App Exposes Users. | 2014-12-09 | The system that failed in the software failure incident reported in Article 56492 is: 1. Yik Yak messaging app's anonymity feature, which had a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to deanonymize users and take control of their accounts [56492]. | 1 | View Details |
| Security Flaw in Coolpad Smartphones Allows Full Device Control | 2014-12-18 | 1. Coolpad smartphones - Specifically, at least 24 models made by Coolpad were affected by the security flaw introduced deliberately, allowing hackers full control of the devices [56491]. | 1 | View Details |
| Amazon Pricing Glitch Causes Massive Losses to Sellers | 2014-12-16 | 1. RepricerExpress software developed by RepricerExpress failed, causing the prices of products on Amazon to crash to 1p [56253, 56260]. 2. Amazon's automated pricing system or software failed to prevent the erroneous pricing caused by the glitch in RepricerExpress software [56253, 56255]. 3. Amazon's seller support system failed to provide adequate assistance or compensation to the affected sellers [56255]. | 3 | View Details |
| Juniper Networks' ScreenOS Backdoor Vulnerability Impacting VPN Traffic. | 2015-12-18 | 1. Juniper NetScreen firewalls running affected versions of ScreenOS software [57260, 56922, 57083] 2. Virtual Private Network (VPN) on Juniper firewalls [57260, 56922, 57083] | 3 | View Details |