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Security Flaw Hits VAserv; Head of LxLabs Found Hanged

Posted by timothy on from the jerks-with-computers-elaborately-shrug dept.

Keldrin_1 writes "The discovery of 24 security vulnerabilities may have contributed to the death of the chief of LxLabs. A flaw in the company's HyperVM software allowed data on 100,000 sites, all hosted by VAserv, to be destroyed. The HyperVM solution is popular with cheap web hosting services and the attacks are easy to reproduce, which could lead to further incidents."

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  1. Completely tasteless by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hanged? He wasn't friends with David Carradine, was he?

  2. Suicide? by pluther · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    He killed himself just because of massive failures in his company?

    Why can't more CEOs follow his example?

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  3. Re:indescribably sad by harryandthehenderson · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    There is nothing sad about having a brother who is hung. Unless he's stealing all your girlfriends that is.

  4. Re:Well by vlm · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I would be glad to take a job at McDonalds

    You appear to speak English. They only hire illegals around here. Better learn Spanish and temporarily "lose" your proof of citizenship. The preceding is a cold statement of fact, nothing more.

    My opinion is suggesting someone work at McDonalds, which is virtually impossible for an american citizen, is about as cold hearted as suggesting someone work at a call center, which is virtually impossible for an american citizen, more or less for the same business reasons.

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  5. What.. what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You mean David Carridine was not only tied up and in the closet in Bangkok, but he was ALSO the CEO of LxLabs?!

    wow.. small world!