VC firm Insight Partners says thousands of staff and limited partners had personal data stolen in a ransomware attack

Core Insights - Insight Partners has completed notifying individuals, including limited partners, whose personal information was stolen in a January data breach described as a "social engineering attack" [1] - The stolen data included information about Insight Partners' funds, management companies, portfolio companies, banking and tax information, as well as personal information of current and former employees and limited partners [2] - The company has not disclosed the number of individuals affected, whether an extortion demand was made, or if any payment was made to the hackers [3] Company Overview - Insight Partners manages over $90 billion in assets and has invested in major cybersecurity companies such as Databricks and Wiz [4] - The firm is among several venture capital firms that have experienced hacking incidents in recent years, including Advanced Technology Ventures and Sequoia Partners [5]