Security Flaw Hits VAserv; Head of LxLabs Found Hanged

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."

Comments

Woah.

[Anonymous Coward]

Can you imagine if a Microsoft executive hung himself every time a vulnerability was discovered in Windows that led to data loss?

Re:Disrespectful

[DoofusOfDeath]

Civilization has always been a thin veneer on top of barbarism, and it barely keeps our worst instincts in check.

Yes, but if you look under the Barbarism, you actually find two layers of humanitarianism.

You don't need a sense of despair; just a good belt sander.

Wow. Nice crowd.

[EddyPearson]

Some rather unpleasant comments coming off of you lot.

The poor chap sounds like he'd had a bad decade, and this just topped it off.

When your business collapses overnight (which is what happened here), you're facing god knows how many lawsuits (which is what would have happened here) and the people you'd turn to for support are dead... Well, I'd imagine what follows are some rather sobering thoughts.

My heart goes out to his remaining family, and those of you modded "Funny" should go gargle some engine coolant.

Re:Well

[Shatrat]

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.

I've worked at both McDonalds and a call center, and I'm an American citizen.
I think your definition of "virtual impossibility" is similar to VAserve's definition of "virtual machine security".