Dead IT Executive Of The Month

"The boss of Indian software firm LxLabs was found dead in a suspected suicide on Monday.

"Reports of the death of K T Ligesh, 32, come in the wake of the exploitation of a critical vulnerability in HyperVM, a virtualization application made by LXLabs, to wipe out data on 100,000 sites hosted by the UK web hosting firm VAserv.

"The effect of his death on the development of updated software by LxLabs is unknown at time of writing.

"Ligesh was found hanged in his Bangalore house on Monday morning, after a late night drinking session. The Times of India reports that he was upset with the loss of a recent contract..."

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