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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS 6.1.1 Update Causes Battery Drain Issue on iPhone 4S | 2013-02-15 | 1. iPhone 4S battery life after updating to iOS 6.1.1 [17076] | 1 | View Details |
| Post Office Horizon System Failure: 1999-2014, Fujitsu, Sub-postmasters. | 2013-08-16 | 1. Horizon system - The Horizon system developed by Fujitsu failed due to defects, bugs, and flaws in the software [20678, 113495, 117646, 120774, 124053, 124605, 125084]. | 24 | View Details |
| Faulty AMD Radeon HD 6970M Graphics Cards in iMacs. | 2013-08-16 | 1. AMD Radeon HD 6970M video cards in some mid-2011 to late-2012 iMacs [20804]. | 1 | View Details |
| NBC.com Hack: Drive-by Download of Citadel Trojan Malware. | 2013-02-23 | 1. NBC.com and related sites for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and "Jay Leno's Garage" websites 2. Citadel Trojan malware 3. RedKit tool 4. Outdated versions of software or browser plugins | 1 | View Details |
| Outlook.com Service Outage Caused by Expired SSL Certificate | 2013-02-25 | 1. Outlook.com 2. Windows Azure storage service | 1 | View Details |
| Adobe Flash Vulnerabilities Exploited by Hackers in Targeted Attacks | 2013-02-26 | 1. Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.168 and earlier versions for Windows [17315] 2. Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.167 and earlier versions for Macintosh [17315] 3. Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.270 and earlier versions for Linux [17315] | 1 | View Details |
| Cyberattack on Federal Reserve's Internal Website by Hackers. | 2013-02-05 | 1. Internal Web site of the Federal Reserve system 2. Website vendor product used by the Federal Reserve system 3. Internal contact database for banks to use during natural disasters 4. Department of Energy's internal system | 1 | View Details |
| Snapchat Data Breach: 4.6 Million Accounts Hacked and Leaked | 2014-01-02 | 1. Snapchat's security system failed to prevent the hack and protect the personal details of its users [23819, 23817, 23796, 23808]. 2. Snapchat's "Find Friends" feature was exploited, leading to the exposure of usernames and phone numbers [23817, 23808]. 3. Snapchat's API was not properly audited and rate-limited, leaving it vulnerable to exploitation [23819]. 4. Snapchat's response and handling of security situations, such as the identified exploit, were inadequate [23819, 23808]. 5. Snapchat's measures to fix the security glitch were not effective in preventing the leak of user information [23796]. 6. Snapchat's safeguards to prevent matching usernames with phone numbers were not sufficient [23808]. 7. Snapchat's communication and collaboration with security experts, like Gibson Security, were lacking, leading to delayed responses to vulnerabilities [23808]. | 4 | View Details |
| Facebook Bug Causes Disappearance of Search History Tool | 2013-04-03 | 1. Facebook search history tool 2. User settings area 3. Bug that caused the disappearance of the feature 4. Graph Search feature 5. Functionality related to search history 6. Activity Log button 7. Search feature in the settings 8. Privacy settings regarding search result data | 1 | View Details |
| Data Breach in League of Legends System by Hackers. | 2013-08-20 | 1. Riot Games' system security measures 2. League of Legends' payment system from 2011 and earlier | 1 | View Details |