Virtualization software, called HyperVM, was the web platform software from an Indian company called LxLabs and is currently used to managed approximately 30,000 virtualized private servers. It is this virtualization that allows many web hosting companies to provide extremely low-cost hosting services.

Recent reports though from security researches show that products from LxLabs contain up to 24 security vulnerabilities and exploits. It was one of these exploits that totally wiped (delete) the data for half of the websites hosted on UK based service provider Vaserv.com. The breach was likely the result of a SQL injection attack that penetrated Vaserv’s central management software and removed vital binaries and data for about half of all user data stored by the service. Whether or not this failure of the LxLabs software was a contributing factor in the death of KT Ligesh, CEO of LxLabs, is unknown.