2018 02 26 – Click to read full article IMPACT: briefly gave some of the bank’s customers access to other people’s accounts instead of their own ROOT CAUSE: a computer problem on Chase’s end and wasn’t the result of a hack COMPANY RESPONSE: “We resolved this soon after learning about it, and believe that only a […]
Category Archives: Software bugs in the press
Apple devices make hundreds of false 911 calls from refurbishment centre
2018 02 23 – Click to read full article IMPACT: Around 20 false emergency calls a day… Emergency dispatchers in California have fielded in the region of 1,600 accidental calls ROOT CAUSE: it’s not clear how the calls are being triggered COMPANY RESPONSE: We take this seriously and we are working closely with local law enforcement […]
Software bug led to FDA recall of Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App
2018 02 20 – Click to read full article ROOT CAUSE: When the OS region of the phone setting is changed, the unit of measure may also unexpectedly change IMPACT: users incorrectly enter numerical values for carbohydrate used for bolus advice and the app to not transfer the blood glucose result WORKAROUND: clear all data from […]
Apple to fix Telugu character bug which can cause iPhone to crash, block Messages
2018 02 16 – Click to read full article IMPACT: cause the device to crash and block access to the Messages app after it restarts ROOT CAUSE: when a message in Telugu characters is sent to devices COMPANY RESPONSE: confirmed that there is an update coming which will fix the problem
US nuclear arsenal controlled by 1970s computers with 8in floppy disks
2018 02 14 – Click to read full article COST: the country is spending around $60bn (£40.8bn) to maintain museum-ready computers RISK: many do not even know how to operate any more, as their creators retire RISK: “Replacement parts for the system are difficult to find because they are now obsolete.” COMPANY RESPONSE: instigating a full […]
Govt to set up portal for cyber-crimes against women
2018 02 10 – Click to read full article PREVENTATIVE MEASURES: the government is going to establish a dedicated Cyber Crime Laboratory to stop Crimes against Women and Children Our cyber forensic experts played an important role in preventing radicalisation of our youth … There have been incidents when morphed pictures are used to create confusion […]
Google’s Project Zero disclosed a major Grammarly security bug that exposed everything you write
2018 02 06 – Click to read full article IMPACT: if you’re a regular Grammarly user, your writing history may have been compromised recently due to a major software ROOT CAUSE: The bug … exposed Grammarly’s authorization tokens to “all websites,” allowing them to login to a user’s Grammarly.com account to view their full writing history. […]
Marijuana growers say computer glitch with the state could put them out of business
2018 02 06 – Click to read full article IMPACT: Some marijuana growers say they’re unable to sell their products to retailers ROOT CAUSE: the state’s new computer system is having problems communicating with the retail stores Each product has a traceability number which make it trackable all the way back to the grower and the […]
East coast tsunami warning was just a test, says National Weather Service
2018 02 06 – Click to read full article IMPACT: The weather app Accuweather picked up on the message and sent out a mobile alert to subscribers. People along America’s east coast were alerted to the threat of a tsunami on Tuesday morning – only to then be told that the warning message had been sent […]
Computer glitch holds up payments to 11000 disabled student veterans
2018 02 03 – Click to read full article IMPACT: Monthly stipends for 11,000 disabled student veterans are delayed this month, potentially causing the former troops to be late paying rent, food and other pressing bills. ROOT CAUSE: a computer glitch COMPANY RESPONSE: The glitch “has been”fixed and it won’t occur again the future” “We apologize […]