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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faulty Fuel Gauges in GM SUVs Due to Engine Control Module Software Glitch | 2016-10-12 | 1. Engine control module software [49263] | 1 | View Details |
| Data Breach at Chick-fil-A's Payment System in December 2014 | 2015-01-02 | 1. Point-of-sale (POS) software at Chick-fil-A locations [32500] | 1 | View Details |
| Cybercriminals Steal $1bn from Banks via Zero Day Attacks | 2015-02-17 | [33463] The software failure incident mentioned in the article does not specify a particular system or component that failed. Instead, it discusses the potential risks and implications of cyber-attacks on banks and the measures being taken to prevent such incidents. Therefore, the specific system(s) that failed in this incident are unknown. | 1 | View Details |
| Smart TV Pop-up Ad Interruptions on Samsung TVs. | 2015-02-11 | 1. Samsung Smart TVs 2. Samsung SmartHub 3. Plex app 4. Foxtel streaming TV service 5. Samsung software powering the smart TVs [33470] | 1 | View Details |
| RansomWeb Attacks: Web Encryption Key Hijacking and Ransom Demands | 2015-02-03 | The system that failed in the software failure incident described in the article is: 1. Website encryption system used for securing or backing up data [33507] | 1 | View Details |
| Security Researcher Grounded by Airline Over Hacking Concerns | 2015-04-20 | unknown | 1 | View Details |
| Metro's Delayed Software Upgrade Leads to Fatal Smoke Emergency. | 2015-02-16 | 1. Metro's decade-old computerized process for handling smoke emergencies in tunnels [33558] 2. Metro's train-control center software dating back to 2002 [33558] | 1 | View Details |
| Security Breach in Apple's iCloud Service in China. | 2014-10-22 | 1. iCloud online storage service [30954] | 1 | View Details |
| NSA Implants Spyware on Hard Drives for Surveillance Purposes | 2015-02-17 | The software failure incident reported in the article did not involve a system failure in the traditional sense. Instead, the incident described the sophisticated implanting of spyware on hard drives by a group known as The Equation Group, with potential ties to the NSA. Therefore, the specific systems or components that failed are not applicable in this context. | 1 | View Details |
| Sophisticated Malware Attack on Luxury Hotel Guests in Asia | 2014-11-10 | 1. Adobe software update system [31766] 2. Windows Messenger software [31594] | 2 | View Details |