One could easily imagine the analogy, e. g. the amount of commercial software (in critical infrastructure) that "leaked kBytes and MBytes of memory", as well as embarassing "Computer Science 101 error handling" fuck-ups of the day with billion dollar consequences, but I believe you got it surrounded...
Ariane 5?
Therac-25?
Anyone?
Bueller? Bueller?
If you Ferris-wheel some good hard info into an amusing article, I'll read it. Promise.