VC giant Insight Partners confirms investor data stolen in breach

Venture capital firm Insight Partners has confirmed that sensitive data for employees and limited partners was stolen in a January 2025 cyberattack. Insight Partners is a prominent global venture capital and private equity firm specializing in high-growth technology, software, and internet companies, managing over $90 billion in regulatory assets. The company has significant investments in more than 800 companies worldwide, including Twitter, HelloFresh, and Veeam Software. On February 18, 2025, Insight Partners released a statement informing of a cybersecurity incident that occurred on January 16, 2025, where an unauthorized actor accessed certain IT systems after carrying out a "sophisticated social engineering attack." Insight Partners assured that the incident was isolated and its duration was contained to a single day, resulting in no disruptions to its business operations. However, an investigation into its full scope was still underway. In an update published earlier this w ... Read full article.