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Bug stories

I quote in this page a set of recent stories of software bugs.

  1. The bug of the Year 2000.

  2. The bug of the Year 2038.

  3. A annoying bug to respect the privacy of users of the Skype application on Android.

  4. Heartbleed, Shellshock, POODLE, Gotofail, BadUSB : The most menacing bugs of 2014 according to Wired Magazine.

  5. The bug of the Year 2015 affects Twitter.

  6. Computer Bug Stops US' Most Advanced F-35 Fighter Jet from Firing Until 2019 !

  7. All the Microsoft sites, including search engine Bing and MSN, were knocked briefly offline Friday after bad code was rolled out, according to a report.

  8. Mac OS X: a bug in Yosemite exposes the personal data of users.

  9. Scientists have determined that 2015 will last one second longer. This has raised fears about the bug of the Year 2015.

  10. A bug affecting 60% of Android phones neglected by Google.

  11. A bug has affected the social network of photo sharing, Instagram, enabling access to private photos.

  12. A false alarm had reported a possible leak of ammonia in the International Space Station (ISS) because of a computer bug.

  13. A bug with major consequences can delete data stored on a disk under Linux. The bug occurs if a user tries to change the root directory of Steam.

  14. Three new vulnerabilities on Mac OS X (see the following link) revealed by the Internet giant Google, classified as critical (high severity) : they allow fairly serious intrusions; for example, arbitrary code injection in the network subsystem, access to root privileges, writing in the kernel memory.

  15. 5 Most Embarrassing Software Bugs in History.

  16. A bug on Fifa 15: a player sits in the penalty area and embarrasses the penalty taker.

  17. A bug in the integration of Twitter with the Apple iOS 8 loses to the social network 4 million users, the equivalent of number of users earned by Twitter within the last quarter of 2014.

  18. An update bug in Samsung smart TVs imposes unexpected advertisings for users.

  19. Graph API bug allowing to delete all photos from Facebook was quickly corrected by the social network. The flaw was deemed serious enough: the security expert, who discovered the error, was rewarded with a check for $12,500 (11,000 euros) through Facebook's bug bounty program.

  20. A wait of 15 years to repair the old bug "Jasbug" on all versions of Windows. This flaw makes it possible to remotely take complete control of a Windows PC from Vista to version 8.1.

  21. Top 10 software failures of 2014.

  22. Nearly sixty bugs, presenting a high security risk, affect Facebook, detected and corrected in 2014. This represents 49% more than last year.

  23. Google has identified the cause of the bug that made public the personal data of 283,000 people (names, addresses, phone numbers or email addresses of customers of the service "Apps for work"), it has made the appropriate corrections.

  24. A bug has been located and corrected quickly in Youtube allowing anyone to remove any video uploaded to the site.

  25. US aviation authority: Boeing 787 bug could cause 'loss of control'.

  26. Airbus issues software bug alert after fatal plane crash.

  27. Cybercriminals exploit bug in Adobe Flash software.

  28. Samsung phones vulnerable to cyber attacks because of software bug.

  29. Toyota recalls 625,000 hybrids: Software bug kills engines dead with THERMAL OVERLOAD.

  30. Ford recalls 433,000 cars: Software bug breaks engine off-switch.

  31. Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4m Jeeps affected by hack attack.

  32. Stagefright bug makes nearly 1 billion Android phones vulnerable, Zimperium says.

  33. Hackers broke into the database Mozilla bug, access reports on security vulnerabilities still unpatched.

  34. Fiat Chrysler recalls 8,000 more Jeeps over wireless hacking.

  35. Apple Watch: the update delayed due to bug.

  36. "http:// a /%%30%30", a simple counterexample that crashes Google Chrome.

  37. A vulnerability discovered in the software WinRAR.

  38. Uber software bug exposes personal data of its US drivers.

  39. Software Bug in MetroPCS Website Dumps User Data in Cleartext.

  40. Software Bug in MetroPCS Website Dumps User Data in Cleartext.