Venture capital firm Insight Partners said it has completed notifications from many people, including the company’s limited partners Personal information was stolen by hackers in January’s data breach.
exist Statement later last weekThe company said it completed its review in August following the data breach, which was described as a “social engineering attack” without further explanation.
According to earlier notices, the stolen data includes information about funds, management companies and portfolio companies of certain Insight Partners. The company said the hackers also adopted banking and tax information, as well as personal information about their current and former employees and their limited partners, which are often private and unnamed investors who help provide funding for insight into venture capital investments.
So far, Insight Partners has kept details of the package violation, including how many people were stolen, or provided a copy of the notification sent to affected persons when TechCrunch asked. The company has not said whether it received a request for extortion from a hacker or paid for it. (Not uncommon for companies Facing payment needs In exchange for the purpose of hackers deleting or not posting stolen data. )
Insight Partners spokesman Kristen Zeck did not respond to emails about the violation.
The company has over $90 billion in assets under its management and invests in some of today’s largest cybersecurity companies, including Databricks and Wiz.
