Venture Capital Insight Partners said that it warns an indefinite number of individuals, that their personal data was stolen during a cyber attack in January.
VC confirmed updated instructions This week he planned to notify people about people based on “in the next few days”. The company stated that the stolen data includes personal data on their current and former employees and information about its limited partnerships – investors who provide capital to the Venture Funds funds, but whose names are normally kept privately.
Insight said that stolen data also includes information about some funds, management firms and portfolio firms, including banking and tax information.
For the first time, Insight confirmed that the data was carved out during the January cyber attack in the company. The company previously assigned Hack to a “sophisticated” social engineering attack, but has not yet provided evidence of this claim. The special nature of the attack stays unclear.
The spokesman for Insight partners didn’t immediately ask the request for comment.
VC has over $ 90 billion in managed regulated assets, which makes it one of the largest technological investors in the world. Insight helped finance cybersecurity giants, including visas and armis.
Insight Partners is the latest company Venture Capital in recent years that has experienced a cyber attack. In 2021, Venture Venture Venture, Advanced Technology Ventures was affected by a ransomware attack, which allowed criminals to steal data on the company’s limited partners.