By targeting precincts where most people vote for a particular candidate or party, a hacker could potentially swing a close election just by triggering malfunctions in electronic poll books.
How Internet-connected voter check-in devices can create election chaos|Timothy B. Lee|September 29, 2020|Ars Technica
Boeing and regulators had approved the design under the assumption that flight crews could recognize and override a malfunction of the system within a few seconds.
Boeing crashes were the “horrific culmination” of multiple mistakes, House report says|kdunn6|September 16, 2020|Fortune
He might have kept shooting, but his rifle had what police term “a malfunction of some sort.”
Newtown's Heartbreaking Final Report|Michael Daly|December 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Israeli army said it had been targeting perpetrators of the rocket attack and a malfunction might have caused the mishap.
Israel Is Losing|Dan Ephron|March 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If it's just a malfunction in one of the units, I can dump another one down there.
The Thirst Quenchers|Rick Raphael
It sounds as though he was a willing worker, but I still can't see why his malfunction makes our marriage impossible.
Droozle|Frank Banta
The malfunction was definitely in the auxiliary motor setup, he thought.
Tight Squeeze|Dean Charles Ing
Such conditions might cause the ignition system of a gasoline engine to malfunction.
The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928|Robert B. Meyer
Naturally—it would have to follow its own solution, if there was no indication of malfunction.
Way of a Rebel|Walter M. Miller
British Dictionary definitions for malfunction
malfunction
/ (mælˈfʌŋkʃən) /
verb
(intr)to function imperfectly or irregularly or fail to function