A Medtronic heart device was found vulnerable to remote attacks (2008-03). (Medical)
The year 2000 problem spawned fears of worldwide economic collapse and an industry of consultants providing last-minute fixes. (Tracking years)
NASA's 1965 Gemini 5 mission landed 80 miles (130 km) short of its intended splashdown point due to an incorrect constant for the Earth's rotation rate. The rotation rate corresponding to the 24 hour solar day was used instead of the rotation rate relative to the fixed stars. The shorter length of the first three missions and a computer failure on Gemini 4 prevented the bug from being detected earlier. (Space)
In January 2009, Google's search engine erroneously notified users that every web site worldwide was potentially malicious, including its own. (Telecommunications)
The software of the A2LL system for handling unemployment and social services in Germany presented several errors with large-scale consequences, such as sending the payments to invalid account numbers in 2004. (Administration)
In 2000, a Zenit 3SL launch failed due to faulty ground software not closing a valve in the rocket's second stage pneumatic system. (Space)
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